Reactive oxygen species and photobiostimulation

Rachel Lubart; Harry Friedman; Nili Grossman; Natalie Cohen; Haim Breitbart

doi:10.1117/12.297993

22 December 1997 Reactive oxygen species and photobiostimulation

Rachel Lubart, Harry Friedman, Nili Grossman, Natalie Cohen, Haim Breitbart

Proceedings Volume 3198, Effects of Low-Power Light on Biological Systems; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.297993
Event: BiOS Europe '97, 1997, San Remo, Italy

Abstract

The biostimulative effects exerted by various low power lasers in the visible and near IR might be a consequence of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Although high concentration of ROS leads to cell death, low and controlled concentrations may play an important role in cell activation. It is assumed that the light which is absorbed by endogenous photosensitizers induces the formation of minute amounts of ROS which are beneficial for the cell. In the present review we summarize recent experimental data providing evidence for ROS involvement in photobiostimulation of skin and sperm cells.

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Rachel Lubart, Harry Friedman, Nili Grossman, Natalie Cohen, and Haim Breitbart "Reactive oxygen species and photobiostimulation", Proc. SPIE 3198, Effects of Low-Power Light on Biological Systems, (22 December 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.297993

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