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ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2023

Effect of Photobiomodulation With Different Wavelengths on Radiodermatitis Treatment.

Cristina Pires Camargo, Arturo Forner-Cordero, Bruna Matsumoto Silva, Vinícius Melo de Souza, Higor Souza Cunha, Yasmin de Oliveira Feitosa, Guilherme Arellano Campello, Pedro Henrique Gianjoppe Dos Santos, Carolina Logo Rego, Heloisa Carvalho and 1 more

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Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% 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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Blue LED photobiomodulation in the prevention of radiodermatitis in breast cancer survivors: a clinical trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  6. Photobiomodulation therapy for mitigating severity of radiodermatitis in cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy: a scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cristina Pires CamargoMicrosurgery and Plastic Surgery Laboratory (LIM-04), School of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Arturo Forner-CorderoBiomechatronics Laboratory, Department of Mechatronics, Escola Politécnica da USP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Bruna Matsumoto SilvaEscola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Vinícius Melo de SouzaEscola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Higor Souza CunhaEscola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Yasmin de Oliveira FeitosaEscola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Guilherme Arellano CampelloEscola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Pedro Henrique Gianjoppe Dos SantosEscola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Carolina Logo RegoEscola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Heloisa CarvalhoUniversidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Rolf GemperliMicrosurgery and Plastic Surgery Laboratory (LIM-04), School of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Universidade de São Paulo · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Approximately 80% of patients submitted to radiotherapy develop radiodermatitis. Photobiomodulation based on light-emitted diode (LED) is one of the therapeutic strategies for treating inflammation. This study aimed to investigate the effect of the photobiomodulation with two wavelengths, in an acute radiodermatitis animal model. Methods: Twenty rats were submitted to one radiotherapy session. After 15 days, the rats that developed radiodermatitis were divided into control groups, LED-630 nm, LED-850 nm, and LED-630 + 850 nm. The treatment regimen was one session lasting 10 minutes on alternate days for 21 days. We analyzed macroscopy aspects (RTOG scale), vascular density, dermal appendages, VEGF-a, TNF-alpha, MMP-9, and MMP-9 genic expression level. Results: All LED groups revealed a two-point reduction on the radiodermatitis severity grade compared with the baseline classification. Dermal appendage and vascular analysis showed a higher counting in all LED groups compared to control. This study showed dermal appendages twice in the 630/850 nm group compared with the control group. The 630/850 nm group showed six times more arterioles than the control group. Regarding genic expression, this study showed a 10-fold decrease between LED-630 nm versus LED-630 + 850 nm ( Conclusion: LED (630 nm, 850 nm, and 630 nm + 850 nm) showed benefit in the treatment of radiodermatitis, and the association of the 630 nm + 850 nm and 630 nm parameters demonstrated the best macroscopic and microscopic results.

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