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Effect of LED Phototherapy (λ700 ± 20 nm) on TGF-β Expression During Wound Healing: An Immunohistochemical Study in a Rodent Model

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2011

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Ana Paula Cavalcanti de Sousa, Alberto de Aguiar Pires de Aguiar Valença Neto, Antônio Márcio Teixeira Marchionni, Marília de Araújo Ramos, João Alves dos Reis Júnior, Manoela Carrera Martinez Cavalcante Pereira, Maria Cristina Teixeira Cangussú, Sílvia Regina de Almeida Reis, Antônio Luiz Barbosa Pinheiro
Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Abstract

The area of the expression of TGF-β on LED-irradiated animals was significantly smaller than on controls at day 2 (p = 0.013). No significant difference was found at later times. It is concluded that the use of LED light, at these specific parameters, caused an inhibition of the expression of TGF-β at an early stage of the healing process.

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