Effects of low-energy He-Ne laser irradiation on posttraumatic degeneration of adult rabbit optic nerve

Effects of low-energy He-Ne laser irradiation on posttraumatic degeneration of adult rabbit optic nerve

Axons of the mammalian peripheral and central nervous systems degenerate after nerve injury. We have recently found that He‐Ne laser irradiation may prevent some of the consequences of the injury in peripheral nerves of mammals. In the present study, the efficacy of the laser in treating injured neu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Lasers Surg. Med.; (United States) 1987, Vol.7 (1), p.51-55
Hauptverfasser: Schwartz, Michal, Doron, Avi, Erlich, Muni, Lavie, Vered, Benbasat, Sjana, Belkin, Michael, Rochkind, Simon
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Sprache:eng
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560400 - Other Environmental Pollutant Effects
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
biostimulation
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
central nervous system injury
Crush Syndrome - radiotherapy
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
GAS LASERS
HELIUM-NEON LASERS
INHIBITION
INJURIES
LASER RADIATION
Laser Therapy
LASERS
MAMMALS
Nerve Degeneration - radiation effects
NERVES
NERVOUS SYSTEM
neural trauma
Optic Nerve Injuries
RABBITS
radiation
RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT
RADIATIONS
Shock, Traumatic - radiotherapy
VERTEBRATES
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Zusammenfassung:Axons of the mammalian peripheral and central nervous systems degenerate after nerve injury. We have recently found that He‐Ne laser irradiation may prevent some of the consequences of the injury in peripheral nerves of mammals. In the present study, the efficacy of the laser in treating injured neurons of the mammalian CNS was tested. Optic nerves of adult rabbits were exposed daily for 8‐14 days to He‐Ne laser irradiation (14 min, 15W) through the overlying muscles and skin. As a result of this treatment, the injured nerves maintained their histological integrity, which is invariably lost in injured mammalian CNS neurons.
ISSN:0196-8092
1096-9101
DOI:10.1002/lsm.1900070109