Photobiomodulation in Pain Control in Diseases of the Oral Cavity: Overview (Evidence Map) and Its Implementation in Integrative Complementary Medicine.

Objective: To assess the evidence available and knowledge gaps in photobiomodulation (PBM) for oral facial pain. Background data: Effective identification of a noninvasive resource for oral facial pain such as PBM may mitigate the risks of invasive therapeutic resources. Methods: Nine electronic databases were searched for systematic reviews reporting oral facial pain outcome for PBM. The 3iE (International Initiative for Impact Evaluation) evidence gap map methodology with the tableau was used to graphically display the parameters analyzed in the research. Results: Several wavelengths within the range of infrared were used in 37.6% of the studies, accompanied by the 32.4% in the red range. The quality of the effect was positive in 61.4% of the studies, whereas the impact degree was low, according to the measurement tool used to assess systematic reviews 2 (AMSTAR 2), in 60.2%. Conclusions: Despite the positive potential of PBM in the treatment and control of pain in diseases of the oral cavity, complete information on dosimetry in published studies with PBM is still lacking, making it difficult to reproduce the results found.

Protective effects of photobiomodulation against resistance exercise-induced muscle damage and inflammation in rats.

We investigated whether low-level laser therapy (LLLT) prior to or post resistance exercise could attenuate muscle damage and inflammation. Female Wistar rats were assigned to non-LLLT or LLLT groups. An 830-nm DMC Laser Photon III was used to irradiate their hind legs with 2J, 4J, and 8J doses. Irradiations were performed prior to or post (4J) resistance exercise bouts. Resistance exercise consisted of four maximum load climbs. The load work during a resistance exercise bout was similar between Control (non-LLLT, 225 ± 10 g), 2J (215 ± 8 g), 4J (210 ± 9 g), and 8J (226 ± 9 g) groups. Prior LLLT did not induce climbing performance improvement, but exposure to 4J irradiation resulted in lower blood lactate levels post-exercise. The 4J dose decreased creatine kinase and lactic dehydrogenase levels post-exercise regardless of the time of application. Moreover, 4-J irradiation exposure significantly attenuated tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-6, interleukin-1ß, cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant-1, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1. There was minor macrophage muscle infiltration in 4J-exposed rats. These data indicate that LLLT prior to or post resistance exercise can reduce muscle damage and inflammation, resulting in muscle recovery improvement. We attempted to determine an ideal LLLT dose for suitable results, wherein 4J irradiation exposure showed a significant protective role.

Efeito da administração oral de arginina sobre a pressão arterial e parâmetros cardíacos em ratos submetidos ao bloqueio crônico da síntese de óxido nítrico / Efecto de la administración oral de arginina sobre la presión arterial y los parámetros cardiacos en ratones sometidos al bloqueo crónico de síntesis de óxido nítrico / Effect of oral arginine administration over blood pressure and cardiac parameters in rats submitted to chronic inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis

Já está claramente estabelecido, que a inibição crônica da síntese de óxido nítrico resulta em hipertensão sustentada, remodelamento cardíaco e fibrose. Além disso, resultados de nosso grupo demonstraram que a suplementação oral com L-arginina foi capaz de aumentar a resistência da musculatura esquelética a fadiga muscular localizada em humanos. O tratamento experimental de ratos com L-NAME é um dos modelos mais comumente utilizados para se induzir hipertensão. A resposta compensatória esperada contra o aumento da resistência vascular sistêmica seria a hipertrofia ventricular esquerda; entretanto, isso tem sido um ponto bastante controverso na literatura. O objetivo do presente estudo foi verificar os efeitos da inibição do óxido nítrico pela administração oral de L-NAME sobre o tecido cardíaco de ratos e a possível reversão pela L-arginina. Foram utilizados 30 ratos Wistar machos (250-350g), mantidos em condições de temperatura, luz e umidade controlada, e com água e comida ad libitum. Ao final de quatro semanas, os animais foram sacrificados por inalação de CO2 e os corações foram removidos e imediatamente dissecados, sendo separados átrios e ventrículos, obtendo-se os pesos total e parcial. Os valores foram corrigidos em função do peso corporal obtido na última semana de tratamento e expressos como índice cardíaco. O L-NAME foi capaz de induzir hipertensão e aumento significativo do duplo produto, porém sem resultados significativos sobre os pesos cardíacos, não sendo observada hipertrofia do órgão. Os aumentos de pressão arterial e duplo produto foram revertidos pela administração concomitante de arginina, de maneira dependente da dose. Dados preliminares não publicados demonstraram a reversão da fibrose cardíaca induzida pelo L-NAME, nos animais que receberam tratamento com arginina. Podemos concluir que a arginina pode vir a ser uma ferramenta valiosa na prevenção da hipertensão e do remodelamento cardíaco, principalmente nos casos ...

It has been clearly established that chronic inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis results in a sustained increase in blood pressure, cardiac remodeling and fibrosis. It was also demonstrated by our group that arginine supplementation was able to increase the skeletal muscle resistance to fatigue, but its mechanism remains uncertain. The experimental treatment of rats with L-NAME is one of the most common models employed to induce hypertension. The expected compensatory response against increases in systemic vascular resistance would be ventricular hypertrophy. However, the presence of cardiac hypertrophy still controversial. The aim of the present study was to verify the effects of nitric oxide inhibition through oral L-NAME administration on the cardiac tissue of rats, and the possible reversion by L-arginine. Thirty male Wistar rats (250-350 g) were kept in controlled conditions of temperature, light, humidity, with water and food "ad libitum". At the end of 4 weeks or treatments the animals were sacrificed by CO2 inhalation and the hearts were removed. Soon after, the hearts were dissected, to separate atria and ventricules, obtaining the total heart weight. After the retreat of the right ventricule, the remaining part was weighed, to obtain the left ventricular weight (LVW, mg); the difference between the total heart weight and the LVW was considered the right ventricular weight (RVW, mg). These values were corrected in function of the corporal weight obtained in the last week of treatment. L-NAME was able to induced hypertension and increases in double product but without any heart hypertrophy. The increase arterial pressure and double product were reversed by L-arginine administration in a dose-dependent way. Preliminary findings demonstrated a reversion of heart fibroses induced by L-NAME, after arginine treatment. We concluded that arginine may constitute a valuable tool in preventing hypertension and cardiac remodeling mainly ...

Está claramente establecido que la inhibición crónica de la síntesis de óxido nítrico resulta en hipertensión sustentada, remodelación cardiaca y fibrosis. Además de esto, los resultados de nuestro grupo demostraron que el suplemento oral con L-arginina fue capaz de aumentar la resistencia de la musculatura esquelética a la fadiga muscular localizada en humanos. El tratamiento experimental de ratones con L-NAME, es uno de los modelos más utilizado para inducir hipertensión. La respuesta compensatoria esperada contra el aumento de la resistencia vascular sistémica sería la hipertrofia ventricular izquierda, sin embargo, esto ha sido un punto bastante controversial en la literatura. El objetivo del presente estudio ha sido el de verificar los efectos de la inhibición del óxido nítrico por la administración oral de L-NAME sobre el tejido cardiaco de ratones, y la posible reversión por la L-arginina. Fueron utilizados 30 ratones Wistar machos (250-350g), mantenidos en condiciones de temperatura, luz y humedad controlada, y con agua y comida "ad libitum". Al final de 4 semanas, los animales fueron sacrificados por inhalación de CO2 y los corazones fueron removidos e inmediatamente disecados, siendo separados atrios y ventrículos, obteniéndose los pesos total y parcial. Los valores fueron corregidos en función del peso corporal obtenido en la última semana de tratamiento y expresados como índice cardiaco. El L-NAME fue capaz de inducir hipertensión y aumento significativo del doble producto, pero sin resultados significativos sobre los pesos cardiacos, no siendo observada hipertrofia del órgano. Los aumentos de presión arterial y el doble producto fueron revertidos por la administración concomitante de arginina, de manera dependiente de la dosis. Datos preliminares no publicados demostraron la reversión de fibrosis cardiaca inducida por L-NAME, en los animales que recibieron tratamiento con arginina. Podemos entonces concluir que la arginina ...