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Photobiomodulation of inflammatory-cytokine-related effects in a 3-D culture model with gingival fibroblasts

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The aim of this study was to assess the effects of IL-6 and IL-8 cytokines on human gingival fibroblasts (HGF) cultured in a 3-D model and the possible photobiomodulation (PBM) of such effects by low-level laser therapy. In complete culture medium (DMEM), HGF from a healthy patient were seeded in a type I collagen matrix inserted into 24-well plates. After 5 days of incubation, the cytokines were added or not to serum-free DMEM, which was applied to the cell-enriched matrices. Then, PBM was performed: three consecutive irradiations using LaserTable diode device (780 nm, 0.025 W) at 0.5 J/cm2 were delivered or not to the cells. Twenty-four hours after the last irradiation, cell viability and morphology, gene expression, and synthesis of inflammatory cytokines and growth factors were assessed. The histological evaluation demonstrated that, for all groups, matrices presented homogeneous distribution of cells with elongated morphology. However, numerous cytokine-exposed cells were rounded. IL-6 and IL-8 decreased cell viability, synthesis of VEGF, and gene expression of collagen type I. PBM enhanced cell density in the matrices and stimulated VEGF expression, even after IL-6 challenge. Reduced TNF-α synthesis occurred in those cells subjected to PBM. In conclusion, PBM can penetrate collagen matrix and stimulate HGF, highlighting the relevance of this research model for further phototherapy studies and in vitro biomodulation of the healing process.

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This study received financial support from the Coordination of Superior Level Staff Improvement (CAPES) and the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).

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  1. Department of Physiology and Pathology, Araraquara School of Dentistry, UNESP, R. Humaita, 1680, Araraquara, SP, Brazil

    Laís Medeiros Cardoso, Taisa Nogueira Pansani & Carlos Alberto de Souza Costa

  2. Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Araraquara School of Dentistry, UNESP, Araraquara, SP, Brazil

    Josimeri Hebling

  3. Department of Dentistry, Universidade de Ribeirão Preto, UNAERP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil

    Fernanda Gonçalves Basso

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Cardoso, L.M., Pansani, T.N., Hebling, J. et al. Photobiomodulation of inflammatory-cytokine-related effects in a 3-D culture model with gingival fibroblasts. Lasers Med Sci 35, 1205–1212 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-020-02974-8

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