Abstract
Background and Objectives: Whether light emitting diode (LED) irradiation has effects on "β-amyloid (Aβ) induced apoptosis," a leading hypothesis of the cause of Alzheimer's disease (AD), or not? Study Design/Materials and Methods: Monolayer cell cultures of PC12 were subjected to Aβ or/and LED irradiation at various intensity. Cell apoptosis was confirmed by morphological criteria, DNA fragmentation assay, and FAScan flow cytometer assay. Results: Treatment of the cells with LED irradiation significantly diminished Aβ induced apoptosis within 24 hours. Conclusions: The LED irradiation, when utilized at power of 0.9 W/m2 and 60 minutes has significantly diminished Aβ induced apoptosis of PC12 cells.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 199-203 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Lasers in Surgery and Medicine |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease
- Apoptosis
- Light emitting diode
- PC12 cells
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Dermatology