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Effects of light-emitting diode (LED) therapy on skeletal muscle ischemia reperfusion in rats

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Low-level laser therapy has been shown to decrease ischemia–reperfusion injuries in the skeletal muscle by induction of synthesis of antioxidants and other cytoprotective proteins. Recently, the light-emitting diode (LED) has been used instead of laser for the treatment of various diseases because of its low operational cost compared to the use of a laser. The objective of this work was to analyze the effects of LED therapy at 904 nm on skeletal muscle ischemia–reperfusion injury in rats. Thirty healthy male Wistar rats were allocated into three groups of ten rats each as follows: normal (N), ischemia–reperfusion (IR), and ischemia–reperfusion + LED (IR + LED) therapy. Ischemia was induced by right femoral artery clipping for 2 h followed by 2 h of reperfusion. The IR + LED group received LED irradiation on the right gastrocnemius muscle (4 J/cm2) immediately and 1 h following blood supply occlusion for 10 min. At the end of trial, the animals were euthanized and the right gastrocnemius muscles were submitted to histological and histochemical analysis. The extent of muscle damage in the IR + LED group was significantly lower than that in the IR group (P < 0.05). In comparison with other groups, tissue malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in the IR group were significantly increased (P < 0.05). The muscle tissue glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutases (SOD), and catalase (CAT) levels in the IR group were significantly lower than those in the subjects in other groups. From the histological and histochemical perspective, the LED therapy has alleviated the metabolic injuries in the skeletal muscle ischemia reperfusion in this experimental model.

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  1. Young Researchers and Elites Club, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    Mohammad Ashrafzadeh Takhtfooladi

  2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

    Mehran Shahzamani

  3. Department of Pathology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    Hamed Ashrafzadeh Takhtfooladi

  4. Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Alborz, Iran

    Fariborz Moayer

  5. Department of Surgery, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    Amin Allahverdi

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Takhtfooladi, M.A., Shahzamani, M., Takhtfooladi, H.A. et al. Effects of light-emitting diode (LED) therapy on skeletal muscle ischemia reperfusion in rats. Lasers Med Sci 30, 311–316 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-014-1670-9

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