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Biostimulatory effects of laser irradiation on cell proliferation and wound healing has been reported. However, little is known about the molecular basis of the mechanism. Interleukin 1β (IL-1β), tumor necrotic factor-α (TNF-α), and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) play an important role in inflammation, while platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and blood-derived fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) are the most important growth factors of periodontal tissues. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of low-level He–Ne laser on the gene expression of these mediators in rats’ gingiva and mucosal tissues. Twenty male Wistar rats were randomly assigned into four groups (A24, A48, B24, B48) in which A24 and A48 were cases and B24, B48 were controls. An incision was made on gingiva and mucosa of the labial surface of the rats’ mandibular incisors. Group A24 was irradiated twice with 24 hours interval, while the inflamed tissues of group A48 was irradiated three times with continuous He–Ne laser (632.8 nm) at a dose of 7.5 J/cm2 for 300 s. An energy of 5.1 J was given to the 68 mm2 irradiation zone. Rats were killed 30 min after the last irradiation of case and control groups, then excisional biopsy was performed. Gene expression of the cytokines was measured using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technique. Results were analyzed with Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney U tests. The gene expression of IL-1β and IFN-γ was significantly inhibited in the test groups (P < 0.05), while the gene expression of PDGF and TGF-β were significantly increased (P < 0.05). The case and control groups did not have a significant difference in the gene expression of TNF-α and bFGF (P > 0.05). These findings suggest that low-level He-Ne laser irradiation decreases the amount of inflammation and accelerates the wound healing process by changing the expression of genes responsible for the production of inflammatory cytokines.
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The authors wish to thank Dr. Hesam Rahimi for his assistance in this study. This project was financially supported by the Iran Center for Dental Research Dental School, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran according to grant number p/17/26TM/3944.
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Safavi, S.M., Kazemi, B., Esmaeili, M. et al. Effects of low-level He–Ne laser irradiation on the gene expression of IL-1β, TNF-α, IFN-γ, TGF-β, bFGF, and PDGF in rat’s gingiva. Lasers Med Sci 23, 331–335 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-007-0491-5
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