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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Raman Spectroscopy Reveals Photobiomodulation-Induced α-Helix to β-Sheet Transition in Tubulins: Potential Implications for Alzheimer's and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Elisabetta Di Gregorio, Michael Staelens, Nazanin Hosseinkhah, Mahroo Karimpoor, Janine Liburd, Lew Lim, Karthik Shankar, Jack A Tuszyński

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors.

Elisabetta Di GregorioDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada.
Michael StaelensDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6401-0043
Nazanin HosseinkhahVielight Inc., Toronto, ON M4Y 2G8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0651-8145
Mahroo KarimpoorVielight Inc., Toronto, ON M4Y 2G8, Canada.
Janine LiburdVielight Inc., Toronto, ON M4Y 2G8, Canada.
Lew LimVielight Inc., Toronto, ON M4Y 2G8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8056-6175
Karthik ShankarDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7347-3333
Jack A TuszyńskiDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9976-0429

Funding

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) RGPIN-2018-03837
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In small clinical studies, the application of transcranial photobiomodulation (PBM), which typically delivers low-intensity near-infrared (NIR) to treat the brain, has led to some remarkable results in the treatment of dementia and several neurodegenerative diseases. However, despite the extensive literature detailing the mechanisms of action underlying PBM outcomes, the specific mechanisms affecting neurodegenerative diseases are not entirely clear. While large clinical trials are warranted to validate these findings, evidence of the mechanisms can explain and thus provide credible support for PBM as a potential treatment for these diseases. Tubulin and its polymerized state of microtubules have been known to play important roles in the pathology of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. Thus, we investigated the effects of PBM on these cellular structures in the quest for insights into the underlying therapeutic mechanisms. In this study, we employed a Raman spectroscopic analysis of the amide I band of polymerized samples of tubulin exposed to pulsed low-intensity NIR radiation (810 nm, 10 Hz, 22.5 J/cm

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amide bandsamide Ilow-level laser therapynon-invasive therapiesprotein dynamicsproteinsprotein structurespectral decompositionspectroscopy

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PMID38998698
PMCPMC11243591

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