Low-Level Laser Therapy Stimulates Proliferation in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells.

What it found

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Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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3. Safety and efficacy of photobiomodulation therapy in oncology: A systematic review.Cancer medicine · 2020
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4. Effects of low level laser therapy in cancer cells-a systematic review of the literature.Lasers in medical science · 2020
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5. Cellular Mechanisms of Photobiomodulation in Relation to HeLa Kyoto Tumor Cells Exposed to Ionizing Radiation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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6. Enhanced Therapeutic Efficacy of Gold Nanoparticle-Enhanced Laser Therapy for Oral Cancer: A Promising Photothermal Approach.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2024
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7. Photobiological modulation of hepatoma cell lines and hepatitis B subviral particles secretion in response to 650 nm low level laser treatment.Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute · 2023
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8. Regulatory Processes of the Canonical Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway and Photobiomodulation in Diabetic Wound Repair.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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9. Fractionated low-level laser irradiation on breast cancer (MCF 7 cells) treatment.Lasers in medical science · 2022
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10. A pilot study on the effects of transcutaneous and transmucosal laser irradiation on blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol in women.Heliyon · 2021
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11. Mechanisms of PhotoBioModulation (PBM) focused on oral mucositis prevention and treatment: a scoping review.BMC oral health · 2021
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12. Does low-level laser therapy affect the survival of patients with head and neck cancer?Lasers in medical science · 2021
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13. Effects of photobiomodulation on cellular viability and cancer stem cell phenotype in oral squamous cell carcinoma.Lasers in medical science · 2021
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14. In vitro anti-tumor effect of high-fluence low-power laser light on apoptosis of human colorectal cancer cells.Lasers in medical science · 2021
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15. Multi-Lens Arrays (MLA)-Assisted Photothermal Effects for Enhanced Fractional Cancer Treatment: Computational and Experimental Validations.Cancers · 2021
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16. Mesenchymal stem cells in osteoarthritis therapy: a review.American journal of translational research · 2021
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17. Photobiomodulation With Blue Laser Inhibits Bladder Cancer Progression.Frontiers in oncology · 2021
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18. Combination treatment of dendrosomal nanocurcumin and low-level laser therapy develops proliferation and migration of mouse embryonic fibroblasts and alter TGF-β, VEGF, TNF-α and IL-6 expressions involved in wound healing process.PloS one · 2021
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19. Photobiomodulation Therapy in Oral Mucositis and Potentially Malignant Oral Lesions: A Therapy Towards the Future.Cancers · 2020
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20. Retrospective evaluation of the safety of low-level laser therapy/photobiomodulation in patients with head/neck cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
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Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

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Abstract

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