Laser Photobiomodulation in the acute inflammatory response of the calcaneal tendon injury in rats exposed to cigarette smoke

ABSTRACT Nicotine delays the healing process and increases the levels of myeloperoxidase (MPO), an enzyme that plays a key role in the production of reactive oxygen species during the inflammatory process. Laser Photobiomodulation (PBM) is one of the most used electrophysical agents in the treatment...

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Main Authors: Naira Helena Bohrer Scherer, Antonio Marcos Vargas da Silva, Jessié Gutierres, Carolina Fantinel Veloso, Carlos Eduardo Pinfildi, Rafael Corrêa Gobbato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2019-07-01
Series:Fisioterapia e Pesquisa
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-29502019000200164&tlng=en