Transcranial low-level laser therapy enhances learning, memory, and neuroprogenitor cells after traumatic brain injury in mice
The use of transcranial low-level laser (light) therapy (tLLLT) to treat stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI) is attracting increasing attention. We previously showed that LLLT using an 810-nm laser 4 h after controlled cortical impact (CCI)-TBI in mice could significantly improve the neurologica...
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| author | Xuan, Weijun Vatansever, Fatma Huang, Liyi Hamblin, Michael R. |
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| description | The use of transcranial low-level laser (light) therapy (tLLLT) to treat stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI) is attracting increasing attention. We previously showed that LLLT using an 810-nm laser 4 h after controlled cortical impact (CCI)-TBI in mice could significantly improve the neurological severity score, decrease lesion volume, and reduce Fluoro-Jade staining for degenerating neurons. We obtained some evidence for neurogenesis in the region of the lesion. We now tested the hypothesis that tLLLT can improve performance on the Morris water maze (MWM, learning, and memory) and increase neurogenesis in the hippocampus and subventricular zone (SVZ) after CCI-TBI in mice. One and (to a greater extent) three daily laser treatments commencing 4-h post-TBI improved neurological performance as measured by wire grip and motion test especially at 3 and 4 weeks post-TBI. Improvements in visible and hidden platform latency and probe tests in MWM were seen at 4 weeks. Caspase-3 expression was lower in the lesion region at 4 days post-TBI. Double-stained BrdU-NeuN (neuroprogenitor cells) was increased in the dentate gyrus and SVZ. Increases in double-cortin (DCX) and TUJ-1 were also seen. Our study results suggest that tLLLT may improve TBI both by reducing cell death in the lesion and by stimulating neurogenesis. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/911832022-09-30T19:12:41Z Transcranial low-level laser therapy enhances learning, memory, and neuroprogenitor cells after traumatic brain injury in mice Xuan, Weijun Vatansever, Fatma Huang, Liyi Hamblin, Michael R. Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology Hamblin, Michael R. The use of transcranial low-level laser (light) therapy (tLLLT) to treat stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI) is attracting increasing attention. We previously showed that LLLT using an 810-nm laser 4 h after controlled cortical impact (CCI)-TBI in mice could significantly improve the neurological severity score, decrease lesion volume, and reduce Fluoro-Jade staining for degenerating neurons. We obtained some evidence for neurogenesis in the region of the lesion. We now tested the hypothesis that tLLLT can improve performance on the Morris water maze (MWM, learning, and memory) and increase neurogenesis in the hippocampus and subventricular zone (SVZ) after CCI-TBI in mice. One and (to a greater extent) three daily laser treatments commencing 4-h post-TBI improved neurological performance as measured by wire grip and motion test especially at 3 and 4 weeks post-TBI. Improvements in visible and hidden platform latency and probe tests in MWM were seen at 4 weeks. Caspase-3 expression was lower in the lesion region at 4 days post-TBI. Double-stained BrdU-NeuN (neuroprogenitor cells) was increased in the dentate gyrus and SVZ. Increases in double-cortin (DCX) and TUJ-1 were also seen. Our study results suggest that tLLLT may improve TBI both by reducing cell death in the lesion and by stimulating neurogenesis. National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (Grant R01AI050875) United States. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (Grant FA9550-13-1-0068) US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (Grant W81XWH-09-1-0514) United States. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (Grant W81XWH-13-2-0067) 2014-10-27T15:50:29Z 2014-10-27T15:50:29Z 2014-10 2014-09 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1083-3668 1560-2281 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91183 Xuan, Weijun, Fatma Vatansever, Liyi Huang, and Michael R. Hamblin. “Transcranial Low-Level Laser Therapy Enhances Learning, Memory, and Neuroprogenitor Cells after Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice.” Journal of Biomedical Optics 19, no. 10 (October 1, 2014): 108003. © 2014 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.jbo.19.10.108003 Journal of Biomedical Optics Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf SPIE SPIE |
| spellingShingle | Xuan, Weijun Vatansever, Fatma Huang, Liyi Hamblin, Michael R. Transcranial low-level laser therapy enhances learning, memory, and neuroprogenitor cells after traumatic brain injury in mice |
| title | Transcranial low-level laser therapy enhances learning, memory, and neuroprogenitor cells after traumatic brain injury in mice |
| title_full | Transcranial low-level laser therapy enhances learning, memory, and neuroprogenitor cells after traumatic brain injury in mice |
| title_fullStr | Transcranial low-level laser therapy enhances learning, memory, and neuroprogenitor cells after traumatic brain injury in mice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transcranial low-level laser therapy enhances learning, memory, and neuroprogenitor cells after traumatic brain injury in mice |
| title_short | Transcranial low-level laser therapy enhances learning, memory, and neuroprogenitor cells after traumatic brain injury in mice |
| title_sort | transcranial low level laser therapy enhances learning memory and neuroprogenitor cells after traumatic brain injury in mice |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91183 |
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