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ArticleLasers in medical science2018

Photobiomodulation therapy protects skeletal muscle and improves muscular function of mdx mice in a dose-dependent manner through modulation of dystrophin.

Gianna Móes Albuquerque-Pontes, Heliodora Leão Casalechi, Shaiane Silva Tomazoni, Andrey Jorge Serra, Cheila de Sousa Bacelar Ferreira, Rodrigo Barbosa de Oliveira Brito, Brunno Lemes de Melo, Adriane Aver Vanin, Kadma Karênina Damasceno Soares Monteiro, Humberto Dellê and 4 more

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Article in Lasers in medical science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Antioxidant effects of LEDT in dystrophic muscle cells: involvement of PGC-1α and UCP-3 pathways.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2024
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  3. Photobiomodulation Therapy for Muscular Dystrophy: Time for a Trial?Photobiomodulation, photomedicine, and laser surgery · 2023
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  4. Multiple LEDT wavelengths modulate the Akt signaling pathways and attenuate pathological events in mdx dystrophic muscle cells.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Gianna Móes Albuquerque-PontesLaboratory of Phototherapy in Sports and Exercise, Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil.
Heliodora Leão CasalechiLaboratory of Phototherapy in Sports and Exercise, Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil.
Shaiane Silva TomazoniMasters and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Andrey Jorge SerraPostgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil.
Cheila de Sousa Bacelar FerreiraLaboratory of Phototherapy in Sports and Exercise, Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil.
Rodrigo Barbosa de Oliveira BritoPostgraduate Program in Medicine, Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil.
Brunno Lemes de MeloPostgraduate Program in Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil.
Adriane Aver VaninLaboratory of Phototherapy in Sports and Exercise, Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil.
Kadma Karênina Damasceno Soares MonteiroLaboratory of Phototherapy in Sports and Exercise, Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil.
Humberto DellêPostgraduate Program in Medicine, Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil.
Lucio FrigoBiological Sciences and Health Center, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo, Brazil.
Rodrigo Labat MarcosPostgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil.
Paulo de Tarso Camillo de CarvalhoPostgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil.
Ernesto Cesar Pinto Leal-JuniorLaboratory of Phototherapy in Sports and Exercise, Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil. ernesto.leal.junior@gmail.com.
Universidade Nove de Julho · BRUniversidade Cidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Cruzeiro do Sul · BRUniversidade Federal de São Paulo · BR

Funding

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2010/52404-0Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (BR) 2014/05203-0
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the protective effects of photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) with combination of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and light emitting diode therapy (LEDT) on skeletal muscle tissue to delay dystrophy progression in mdx mice (DMD

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AnimalsDose-Response Relationship, RadiationDystrophinGene Expression RegulationLow-Level Light TherapyMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred mdxMuscle, SkeletalMuscular Dystrophy, DuchennePlacebosRNA, MessengerDystrophinPlacebosRNA, MessengerDuchenne muscular dystrophyDystrophiesLight-emitting diodesLow-level laser therapyPhototherapy

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PMID29209866
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