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Shedding light on wound healing

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Hank Hogan, [email protected]

A little light may go a long way toward healing a wound, investigators reported at the recent annual meeting of the American Association for Dental Research. They found that a single small dose of blue-violet light caused certain cells to produce minute amounts of reactive oxygen species, which contributed to increased activity and growth. Their findings suggest that blue light could be useful in enhancing cell growth in a wound. However, lead researcher Capt. Claudia P. Millan, a third-year periodontal resident in the US Army, noted that not all cell types respond favorably to such...Read full article

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    Published: May 2010
    American Association for Dental ResearchamphiregulinbactericideBiophotonicsBioScancell proliferationClaudia Millanenhanced mitochondrial dehydrogenaseepidermal growth factorfibroblast growth factorgrowth factor binding protein-1Hank HoganHEKHGFhuman epidermal keratinocyteshuman gingival fibroblastsLight SourcesMedical College of GeorgiamitochondriaNewsquartz-tungsten-halogenreactive oxygen speciessquamous carcinomasuccinate dehydrogenaseU.S. Armywound healing

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