🧑 Human 📄 Non-randomized, self-controlled study, complex design (5 groups) 👥 42 participants ⌛ single session · 2008 · Russia (St. Petersburg)
Role of nitric oxide in the visible light-induced rapid increase of human skin microcirculation at the local and systemic levels: II. healthy volunteers.
Samoilova · Photomed Laser Surg · 2008
The protocol this study used
Wavelength
385, 750 nm
Dose
12 J/cm²
Sessions
1
Per session
5 min
What the authors concluded
As soon as 2 min after exposure, Qas in the irradiated area rose on average by 32%, and in 20 min by 45%; it then decreased and in 90 min returned to the initial level. A statistically significant Qas increase in the non-irradiated hand was recorded in 5 min (+9%), and in 20 min it reached a maximum level (+39%), and 90 min later it decreased to the initial values. The presence of L-NMMA in the
Source
Dosimetry extracted by Vladimir Heiskanen in Photobiomodulation (PBM) research - a comprehensive database. Citation resolved against PubMed.