🐀 Rat · 2016 · Taiwan (Taichung)
Low-level laser therapy alleviates mechanical and cold allodynia induced by oxaliplatin administration in rats.
Hsieh · Support Care Cancer · 2016
The protocol this study used
Wavelength
780 nm
Dose
7.5 J/cm²
Sessions
—
Per session
30 sec
What the authors concluded
LLLT relieved both cold and mechanical allodynia induced by oxaliplatin in rats. Oxaliplatin-related increases in protein levels of NGF and TRPM8 in DRG and SP in the dorsal horn were also reduced after LLLT." "The findings of this study support LLLT as a potential treatment for oxaliplatin-induced neuropathy. Moreover, our findings suggest that SP, TRPM8, and NGF proteins in the superficial dor
Source
Dosimetry extracted by Vladimir Heiskanen in Photobiomodulation (PBM) research - a comprehensive database. Citation resolved against PubMed.