Comparative study of Low-level laser therapy and microcurrent on the healing of skin burns in rats

Auteurs-es

  • Rodrigo Pegado de Abreu Freitas Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte Auteur
  • Aline Barbosa Macedo Universidade Potiguar Auteur
  • Anderson Rodrigues de Oliveira Universidade Potiguar Auteur
  • Ana Maria de Oliveira Ramos Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte Auteur
  • Wouber Hérickson de Brito Vieira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte Auteur

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v36i1.14668

Mots-clés :

low-level laser therapy, electric stimulation therapy, wound healing

Résumé

http://dx.doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v36i1.14668

This study investigated and compared the effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and microcurrent in the burn healing process in Wistar rats. We conducted a randomized controlled study with 30 rats divided into 3 groups (n = 10); control group (CG), laser group (LG) and microcurrent group (MG). After thermal damage, 10 applications of 660 nm diode laser were performed in GL and 10 applications of 60 Hz microcurrent (160 μA) in MG. The semi-quantitative histological analysis was done using scores (0–3), in sections stained by hematoxylin and eosin and Masson’s trichrome. The results indicated a significant improvement in the fibroblasts proliferation, collagen fibers deposition, neoangiogenesis, and cutaneous appendages regeneration in MG and LG. When microcurrent and LLLT were compared, no difference was detected, except the regeneration and formation of new cutaneous appendages, observed in MG. Despite the similar effects, GM showed faster tissue repair with the formation of skin appendages.

 

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Biographies de l'auteur-e

  • Rodrigo Pegado de Abreu Freitas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
    Fisioterapeuta, Mestre e doutorando em Psicobiologia. Professor assistente do curso de fisioterapia da UFRN.
  • Aline Barbosa Macedo, Universidade Potiguar
    Fisioterapeuta, Mestranda em Fisioterapia.
  • Anderson Rodrigues de Oliveira, Universidade Potiguar
    Fisioterapeuta, Especialista em fisioterapia em traumatologia e ortopedia.
  • Ana Maria de Oliveira Ramos, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
    Médica patologista, Profa. Dra. da Pós Graduação em Ciências da Saúde da UFRN.
  • Wouber Hérickson de Brito Vieira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
    Fisioterapeuta, doutor em fisioterapia. Prof. do departamento de fisioterapia- UFRN.

Publié

2014-03-06

Numéro

Rubrique

Ciências da Saúde

Comment citer

Freitas, R. P. de A., Macedo, A. B., Oliveira, A. R. de, Ramos, A. M. de O., & Vieira, W. H. de B. (2014). Comparative study of Low-level laser therapy and microcurrent on the healing of skin burns in rats. Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 36(1), 5-10. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v36i1.14668

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