Photobiomodulation invigorating collagen deposition, proliferating cell nuclear antigen and Ki67 expression during dermal wound repair in mice

• Published in: Lasers in medical science Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 171 - 180
• Main Authors: Prabhu, Vijendra, Rao, Bola Sadashiva Satish, Rao, Anuradha Calicut Kini, Prasad, Keerthana, Mahato, Krishna Kishore
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer London 01.02.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Albinism; Animals; Antigens; Birefringence; Cell growth; Cell proliferation; Collagen; Dentistry; Deposition; Helium; Helium-neon lasers; Image analysis; Image processing; Irradiation; Ki-67 Antigen; Lasers; Lasers, Gas; Light therapy; Low-Level Light Therapy; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mice; Neon; Optical Devices; Optics; Original; Original Article; Photonics; Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen; Quantum Optics; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Wound Healing; Wound repair; Excisional wounds; Ki67; Collagen deposition; Photobiomodulation; Proliferating cell nuclear antigen
• ISSN: 0268-8921; 1435-604X
• DOI: 10.1007/s10103-020-03202-z

The present investigation focuses on understanding the role of photobiomodulation in enhancing tissue proliferation. Circular excision wounds of diameter 1.5 cm were created on Swiss albino mice and treated immediately with 2 J/cm 2 and 10 J/cm 2 single exposures of the Helium-Neon laser along with sham-irradiated controls. During different days of healing progression (day 5, day 10, and day 15), the tissue samples upon euthanization of the animals were taken for assessing collagen deposition by Picrosirius red staining and cell proliferation (day 10) by proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and Ki67. The positive influence of red light on collagen synthesis was found to be statistically significant on day 10 ( P  < 0.01) and day 15 ( P  < 0.05) post-wounding when compared to sham irradiation, as evident from the image analysis of collagen birefringence. Furthermore, a significant rise in PCNA ( P  < 0.01) and Ki67 ( P  < 0.05) expression was also recorded in animals exposed to 2 J/cm 2 when compared to sham irradiation and ( P  < 0.01) compared to the 10 J/cm 2 treated group as evidenced by the microscopy study. The findings of the current investigation have distinctly exhibited the assenting influence of red laser light on excisional wound healing in Swiss albino mice by augmenting cell proliferation and collagen deposition.