Low level laser therapy: molecular mechanisms of anti-inflammatory and regenerative effects

Laser therapy as a physiotherapeutic method has been successfully used for a long time in the treatment of various pathologies, but the action mechanisms of low level laser therapy (LLLT) remain understudied. To perform the analysis of published results of LLLT investigations, to describe the physic...

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Published in:	Voprosy kurortologii, fizioterapii i lečebnoj fizičeskoj kulʹtury Vol. 100; no. 2; p. 61
Main Authors:	Greben, A I, Eremin, P S, Kostromina, E Yu, Markov, P A, Greben, T N, Gilmutdinova, I R, Konchugova, T V
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Russian
Published:	Russia (Federation) 2023
Subjects:	Anti-Inflammatory Agents Evidence-Based Medicine Humans Low-Level Light Therapy - methods photobiomodulation spinal cord injury monocytes bone defects macrophages low level laser therapy regenerative medicine laser therapy
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Summary:	Laser therapy as a physiotherapeutic method has been successfully used for a long time in the treatment of various pathologies, but the action mechanisms of low level laser therapy (LLLT) remain understudied. To perform the analysis of published results of LLLT investigations, to describe the physical principles of photobiomodulation, its action mechanisms on various cells and tissues, therapeutic intervention and efficiency of the technique. The search of articles was done for the period from 2014 to 2022. The preference was given to the articles for the last 5 years in the PubMed database depending on keywords: low level laser therapy, photobiomodulation, exosomes, monocytes, macrophages. This article represents the current conceptions about the action mechanisms and reproduced effects of low level laser therapy, the photobiomodulation influence on the inflammation and reparative processes in human body by intervention on cells and their signal pathways. The discussion of research results and probable causes of conflicting data are performed, as well as the efficacy assessment of laser irradiation in different conditions and diseases is made. Laser therapy has certain variety of advantages, among which: non-invasiveness and availability, long-term service of equipment, stable intensity of light radiation and the ability to use in various wavelength ranges. The technique efficacy was proven for a large number of diseases. However, for the successful application of photobiomodulation in clinical practice in current evidence-based medicine, additional investigations are necessary to determine the best dosimetric radiation parameters, as well as further study of action mechanisms on various human cells and tissues.
ISSN:	0042-8787
DOI:	10.17116/kurort202310002161