Laser Photobiomodulation in the acute inflammatory response of the calcaneal tendon injury in rats exposed to cigarette smoke

• Main Authors: Naira Helena Bohrer Scherer (Author), Antonio Marcos Vargas da Silva (Author), Jessié Gutierres (Author), Carolina Fantinel Veloso (Author), Carlos Eduardo Pinfildi (Author), Rafael Corrêa Gobbato (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Nicotine delays the healing process and increases the levels of myeloperoxidase (MPO), an enzyme that plays a key role in the production of reactive oxygen species during the inflammatory process. Laser Photobiomodulation (PBM) is one of the most used electrophysical agents in the treatment...