Biostimulativee effects of low-energy lasers and their implications for medicine

Rachel Lubart, Haim Breitbart

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Abstract

The biostimulative effects exerted by various low-energy lasers in the visible light have been used in medicine for treating a wide range of pathological conditions. Because clinical endpoints in photo-therapy are initiated by a sequence of events at the molecular and cellular levels, the present overview summarizes recent results that might clarify the stimulatory effects of visible light on various tissues. It appears that light-induced reactive oxygen species and changes in Ca2+ homeostasis are of paramount importance in visible light-tissue interaction. (C) 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)471-475
Number of pages5
JournalDrug Development Research
Volume50
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

Keywords

  • Calcium
  • Low-energy lasers
  • Photostimulation
  • Phototherapy
  • Reactive oxygen species

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