Influence of beam shape on in-vitro cellular transformations in human skin fibroblasts

Patience Mthunzi; Andrew Forbes; Denise Hawkins; Heidi Abrahamse; Aletta E. Karsten

doi:10.1117/12.614950

30 August 2005 Influence of beam shape on in-vitro cellular transformations in human skin fibroblasts

Patience Mthunzi, Andrew Forbes, Denise Hawkins, Heidi Abrahamse, Aletta E. Karsten

Proceedings Volume 5876, Laser Beam Shaping VI; 58760V (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.614950
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A variety of strategies have been utilised for prevention and treatment of chronic wounds such as leg ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers and pressure sores¹. Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) has been reported to be an invaluable tool in the enhancement of wound healing through stimulating cell proliferation, accelerating collagen synthesis and increasing ATP synthesis in mitochondria to name but a few². This study focused on an in-vitro analysis of the cellular responses induced by treatment with three different laser beam profiles namely, the Gaussian (G), Super Gaussian (SG) and Truncated Gaussian (TG), on normal wounded irradiated (WI) and wounded non-irradiated (WNI) human skin fibroblast cells (WS1), to test their influence in wound healing at 632.8 nm using a helium neon (HeNe) laser. For each beam profile, measurements were made using average energy densities over the sample ranging from 0.2 to 1 J, with single exposures on normal wounded cells. The cells were subjected to different post irradiation incubation periods, ranging from 0 to 24 hours to evaluate the duration (time) dependent effects resulting from laser irradiation. The promoted cellular alterations were measured by increase in cell viability, cell proliferation and cytotoxicity. The results obtained showed that treatment with the G compared to the SG and TG beams resulted in a marked increase in cell viability and proliferation. The data also showed that when cells undergo laser irradiation some cellular processes are driven by the peak energy density rather than the energy of the laser beam. We show that there exist threshold values for damage, and suggest optimal operating regimes for laser based wound healing.

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Patience Mthunzi, Andrew Forbes, Denise Hawkins, Heidi Abrahamse, and Aletta E. Karsten "Influence of beam shape on in-vitro cellular transformations in human skin fibroblasts", Proc. SPIE 5876, Laser Beam Shaping VI, 58760V (30 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.614950

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