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Abstract Title:

Photobiomodulation therapy in knee osteoarthritis reduces oxidative stress and inflammatory cytokines in rats.

Abstract Source:

J Biophotonics. 2019 Sep 30:e201900204. Epub 2019 Sep 30. PMID: 31568634

Abstract Author(s):

Eloá F Yamada, Franciane Bobinski, Daniel F Martins, Juliete Palandi, Vanderlei Folmer, Morgana D da Silva

Article Affiliation:

Eloá F Yamada

Abstract:

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic disease that causes pain and gradual degeneration of the articular cartilage. In this study, MIA-induced OA knee model was used in rats to test the effects of the photobiomodulation therapy (PBM). We analyzed the inflammatory process (pain and cytokine levels), and its influence on the oxidative stress and antioxidant capacity. Knee OA was induced by monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) intra-articular injection (1.5 mg/50μL) and the rats were treated with eight sessions of PBM 3 days/week (904 nm, 6 or 18 J/cm). For each animal, mechanical and cold hyperalgesia and spontaneous pain were evaluated; biological analyses were performed in blood serum, intra-articular lavage, knee structures, spinal cord and brainstem. Cytokine assays were performed in knee, spinal cord and brainstem samples. The effects of the 18 J/cmdose of PBM were promising in reducing pain and neutrophil activity in knee samples, together with reducing oxidative stress damage in blood serum and spinal cord samples. PBM improved the antioxidant capacity in blood serum and brainstem, and decreased the knee pro-inflammatory cytokine levels. Our study demonstrated that PBM decreased oxidative damage, inflammation and pain. Therefore, this therapy could be an important tool in the treatment of knee OA.

Study Type : Animal Study

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