ArticleCellular and molecular neurobiology2020
Photobiomodulation Therapy Inhibit the Activation and Secretory of Astrocytes by Altering Macrophage Polarization.
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- Near‑Infrared Photobiomodulation in White‑Matter Disease: From Microglial States to Measurable Endpoints.Neuromolecular medicine · 2026Review
- Photobiomodulation mitigates chondrocyte catabolism in osteoarthritis by modulating macrophage M1 polarization through the IL-6/JAK/STAT pathway.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Photobiomodulation Reduces Fibrous Scar Formation After Spinal Cord Injury by Downregulating CXCL3 Expression in Macrophages.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Article
- Photobiomodulation improves functional recovery after mild traumatic brain injury.Bioengineering & translational medicine · 2025Article
- Evaluation of transcriptomic changes after photobiomodulation in spinal cord injury.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Dorsoventral photobiomodulation therapy safely reduces inflammation and sensorimotor deficits in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2024Article
- Implantable and transcutaneous photobiomodulation promote neuroregeneration and recovery of lost function after spinal cord injury.Bioengineering & translational medicine · 2024Article
- Photobiomodulation Increases M2-Type Polarization of Macrophages by Inhibiting Versican Production After Spinal Cord Injury.Molecular neurobiology · 2024Article
- Photobiomodulation inhibits the expression of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans after spinal cord injury via the Sox9 pathway.Neural regeneration research · 2024Article
- Targeting astrocytes polarization after spinal cord injury: a promising direction.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2024Review
- Photobiomodulation reduces neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury by downregulating CXCL10 expression.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2023Article
- Current advances of photobiomodulation therapy in treating knee osteoarthritis.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2023Review
- Photobiomodulation and diffusing optical fiber on spinal cord's impact on nerve cells from normal spinal cord tissue in piglets.Lasers in medical science · 2022Article
- Protective role of ethyl pyruvate in spinal cord injury by inhibiting the high mobility group box-1/toll-like receptor4/nuclear factor-kappa B signaling pathway.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2022Review
- Photobiomodulation Attenuates Neurotoxic Polarization of Macrophages by Inhibiting the Notch1-HIF-1α/NF-κB Signalling Pathway in Mice With Spinal Cord Injury.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Article
- Photobiomodulation inhibits the activation of neurotoxic microglia and astrocytes by inhibiting Lcn2/JAK2-STAT3 crosstalk after spinal cord injury in male rats.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2021Article
- Photobiomodulation Promotes Repair Following Spinal Cord Injury by Regulating the Transformation of A1/A2 Reactive Astrocytes.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- Effects of prenatal photobiomodulation treatment on neonatal hypoxic ischemia in rat offspring.Theranostics · 2021Article
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Abstract
Spinal cord injury (SCI) stimulates reactive astrogliosis and the infiltration of macrophages, which interact with each other at the injured area. We previously found Photobiomodulation (PBM) significantly decreases the number of M1 macrophages at the injured area of SCI. But the exact nature of the astrocyte response following PBM and relationship with the macrophage have not been explored in detail. In this study, a BALB/c mice model with standardized bilateral spinal cord compression and a macrophage-astrocyte co-culture model were applied to study effects of PBM on astrocytes. Results showed that PBM inhibit the expression of the astrocyte markers glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and the secretion of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPG) in the para-epicenter area, decrease the number of M1 macrophage in vivo. The in vitro experiments indicated M1 macrophages promote the cell viability of astrocytes and the expression of CSPG. However, PBM significantly inhibited the expression of GFAP, decreased activation of astrocyte, and downregulated the expression of CSPG by regulating M1 macrophages. These results demonstrate that PBM may regulate the interaction between macrophages and astrocytes after spinal cord injury, which inhibited the formation of glial scar.
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