The Impact of Low-Power Therapeutic Lasers at 904 nm on the Healing Process of Wounds and the Relationships Between Extracellular Matrix Components and Myofibroblasts

Abstract

The goal of the study was to further our understanding of the functions that myofibroblasts do, how they interact with the matrix's extracellular elements, and how laser therapy at 904 nm works. Thirty Wistar rats with superficial wounds on the backs were used in this study. The laser therapy device used two energy levels of a 904 nm laser with an output power of 60 mW. The outcomes had been evaluated for one, three, five, seven, and fourteen days following laser therapy. Numerous methods, including as histology, immunohistochemistry, and scanning electron microscopy, have been used to evaluate the tissues.There was a statistically important (P ≤ .05) decrease in the number of inflammatory cells and the degree of edema after laser therapy. On the other hand, the amounts of elastic fiber as well as collagen slightly increased. On the third post-laser treatment day, there was a statistically significant distinction (P < .05) in the number of myofibroblasts with the desmin; smooth muscle alpha-actin phenotype between the laser-treated and control groups.These results suggest that, compared to a higher energy of 5.6 J, laser therapy at a lower energy of 3.6 J may be more effective in stimulating myofibroblast differentiation during the initial phases of wound healing. These findings show how low-power laser therapy promotes wound healing.