Influence of ingaalp laser (660nm) on the healing of skin wounds in diabetic rats.

Abstract

PURPOSE:

To determine the influence of low-power laser (660 nm) on the collagen percentage and macrophages in skin wounds in diabetic rats.

METHODS:

30 male Wistar rats were used, distributed in two groups: laser treated diabetic (n= 15); untreated diabetic (n = 15). The diabetes was induced by intravenous injection of alloxan into the dorsal vein of the penis, at a rate of 0.1 ml of solution per 100 g of body weight. A wound was made on the back of all the animals. Groups 2 were treated with Aluminium Gallium Indium Phosphide - InGaAlP type diode laser (Photon Laser III DMC) with a continuous output power of 100 mW and wavelength (lambda) of 660 nm (4 J/cm(2)) for 24 s. five animal from each group was sacrificed on the 3rd, 7th and 14th days after wounding. Samples were taken, embedded in paraffin, stained with hematoxylin-eosin, Masson's trichrome, and immunohistochemical macrophage. morphometrically analyzed using the Image Pro Plus 4.5 software. The percentages of collagen fibers and macrophages were determined from the samples from the euthanasia animals.

RESULTS:

The data were treated statistically using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the Post-hocTukey test. The significance level was set at 0.05 or 5%.

CONCLUSION:

The low-power laser (660 nm) was shown to be capable of influencing the collagen percentage in skin wounds by increasing the mean quantity of collagen fibers and macrophages.

• Authors: Paulo de Tarso Camillo de Carvalho, Iandara Schettert da Silva, Filipe Abdalla dos Reis, Daniel Martins Perreira, Ricardo Dutra Aydos
• Journal: Acta cirurgica brasileira (Acta Cir Bras) Vol. 25 Issue 1 Pg. 71-9 (Feb 2010) ISSN: 1678-2674 [Electronic] Brazil
• PMID: 20126892 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Collagen

Topics

• Analysis of Variance
• Animals
• Collagen (biosynthesis, radiation effects)
• Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental (chemically induced)
• Disease Models, Animal
• Low-Level Light Therapy (methods)
• Macrophages (radiation effects)
• Male
• Random Allocation
• Rats
• Rats, Wistar
• Skin (injuries)
• Wound Healing (radiation effects)