Effects of HeNe laser irradiation on experimental paracoccidioidomycotic lesions

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. B, Biology
Maria Carolina FerreiraLiana Verinaud

Abstract

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the most prevalent human mycosis in Latin America. The infection is thought to take place firstly in the lungs and then may disseminate to other organs and tissues. Treatment by currently available antifungals is lengthy, the drugs may have undesirable side effects, and some are costly. Occasional resistant strains of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, the causative agent of PCM, have been reported. So, the search for more efficient treatments or adjuvant therapies has to be continued. In this work, we evaluated the effects of HeNe laser irradiation on cutaneous inflammatory lesions caused by the inoculation of 5 x 10(6)/0.1ml yeasts cells into the back footpad of Balb/c mice. HeNe irradiation (lambda=632.8nm, 3mW, incident energy of 3J/cm(2)) was applied at days 7, 8 and 9 post-infection and histological and immunohistochemical analysis were done. Unirradiated animals were used as controls. The results showed that laser-treated mice presented reduction of footpad edema, faster cutaneous wound healing, confluent granuloma, diffuse- and more loosely distributed immunolabeling for TNF-alpha, enhanced labeling of IFN-gamma and any P. brasiliensis form detected, whereas multiple viable fungi were seen in...Continue Reading

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Sep 4, 2008·Photochemistry and Photobiology·Maria Carolina FerreiraLiana Verinaud
Mar 23, 2017·Mycopathologia·Luciano Z Goldani, Fernanda Wirth
Aug 25, 2009·Photomedicine and Laser Surgery·Andras M FulopChukuka S Enwemeka

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