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ArticleLasers in medical science2018

Direct biological effects of fractional ultrapulsed CO

L Schmitt, S Huth, P M Amann, Y Marquardt, R Heise, K Fietkau, L Huth, T Steiner, F Hölzle, J M Baron

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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. It is linked to trial NCT03644849 (A Single Center, Prospective, Double-blinded, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial Evaluating the Efficacy of Fractionated Carbon Dioxide Therapy in Postoperative Lower Extremity Wound Healing), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03644849 nacompletednot on this map

A Single Center, Prospective, Double-blinded, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial Evaluating the Efficacy of Fractionated Carbon Dioxide Therapy in Postoperative Lower Extremity Wound Healing

TypeinterventionalSponsorSt. Louis UniversityRan2018 to 2020Enrolled48ConditionsLeg UlcerArmsCO2RE® (Syneron Candela Corp, Wayland, MA), Sham laser treatment
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

L SchmittDepartment of Dermatology and Allergology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany. lschmitt@ukaachen.de.
S HuthDepartment of Dermatology and Allergology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
P M AmannDepartment of Dermatology and Allergology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Y MarquardtDepartment of Dermatology and Allergology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
R HeiseDepartment of Dermatology and Allergology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
K FietkauDepartment of Dermatology and Allergology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
L HuthDepartment of Dermatology and Allergology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
T SteinerDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
F HölzleDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
J M BaronDepartment of Dermatology and Allergology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
RWTH Aachen University · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Molecular effects of various ablative and non-ablative laser treatments on human skin cells-especially primary effects on epidermal keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts-are not yet fully understood. We present the first study addressing molecular effects of fractional non-sequential ultrapulsed CO

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Models, BiologicalChemokine CXCL12ChildFibroblastsFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene Expression ProfilingHumansKeratinocytesLasers, GasMaleReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSkinWound HealingChemokine CXCL12Acne scarsBiological effectsFractional CO2 laserGene regulationOrganotypic skin equivalentsScar treatmentSkin rejuvenationWound healing

Identifiers

PMID29218493
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