Low-Level Laser Therapy Reduces Lung Inflammation in an Experimental Model of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Involving P2X7 Receptor

• Autor(a) principal: Moraes, Gabriel da Cunha
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Vitoretti, Luana Beatriz, Brito, Auriléia Aparecida de, Alves, Cintia Estefano, Rigonato-Oliveira, Nicole Cristine, Dias, Alana dos Santos, Teles Matos, Yves Silva, Oliveira-Junior, Manoel Carneiro, Franco Oliveira, Luis Vicente, Palma, Renata Kelly da, Candeo, Larissa Carbonera, Franco, Adriana Lino dos Santos, Horliana, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestine, Gimenes, Joao Antonio Junior, Aimbire, Flavio [UNIFESP], Vieira, Rodolfo de Paula [UNIFESP], Ligeiro-de-Oliveira, Ana Paula
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/53817; https://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6798238

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive disease characterized by irreversible airflow limitation, airway inflammation and remodeling, and enlargement of alveolar spaces. COPD is in the top five leading causes of deaths worldwide and presents a high economic cost. However, there are some preventive measures to lower the risk of developing COPD. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is a new effective therapy, with very low cost and no side effects. So, our objective was to investigate if LLLT reduces pulmonary alterations in an experimental model of COPD. C57BL/6 mice were submitted to cigarette smoke for 75 days (2x/day). After 60 days to smoke exposure, the treated group was submitted to LLLT (diode laser, 660 nm, 30 mW, and 3 J/cm(2)) for 15 days and euthanized for morphologic and functional analysis of the lungs. Our results showed that LLLT significantly reduced the number of inflammatory cells and the proinflammatory cytokine secretion such as IL-1 beta, IL-6, and TNF-alpha in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). We also observed that LLLT decreased collagen deposition as well as the expression of purinergic P2X7 receptor. On the other hand, LLLT increased the IL-10 release. Thus, LLLT can be pointed as a promising therapeutic approach for lung inflammatory diseases as COPD.