PMID- 32065300 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200918 LR - 20200918 IS - 1435-604X (Electronic) IS - 0268-8921 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 7 DP - 2020 Sep TI - Attenuation of the inflammatory response and polarization of macrophages by photobiomodulation. PG - 1509-1518 LID - 10.1007/s10103-019-02941-y [doi] AB - In spinal cord injury (SCI), inflammation is a major mediator of damage and loss of function and is regulated primarily by the bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs). Photobiomodulation (PBM) or low-level light stimulation is known to have anti-inflammatory effects and has previously been used in the treatment of SCI, although its precise cellular mechanisms remain unclear. In the present study, the effect of PBM at 810 nm on classically activated BMDMs was evaluated to investigate the mechanisms underlying its anti-inflammatory effects. BMDMs were cultured and irradiated (810 nm, 2 mW/cm(2)) following stimulation with lipopolysaccharide and interferon-gamma. CCK-8 assay, 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate assay, and ELISA and western blot analysis were performed to measure cell viability, reactive oxygen species production, and inflammatory marker production, respectively. PBM irradiation of classically activated macrophages significantly increased the cell viability and inhibited reactive oxygen species generation. PBM suppressed the expression of a marker of classically activated macrophages, inducible nitric oxide synthase; decreased the mRNA expression and secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines, tumor necrosis factor alpha, and interleukin-1 beta; and increased the secretion of monocyte chemotactic protein 1. Exposure to PBM likewise significantly reduced the expression and phosphorylation of NF-kappaB p65 in classically activated BMDMs. Taken together, these results suggest that PBM can successfully modulate inflammation and polarization in classically activated BMDMs. The present study provides a theoretical basis to support wider clinical application of PBM in the treatment of SCI. FAU - Li, Kun AU - Li K AD - Xijing Orthopaedics Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Liang, Zhuowen AU - Liang Z AD - Xijing Orthopaedics Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Zhang, Jiawei AU - Zhang J AD - Xijing Orthopaedics Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Zuo, Xiaoshuang AU - Zuo X AD - Xijing Orthopaedics Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Sun, Jiakai AU - Sun J AD - Xijing Orthopaedics Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Zheng, Qiao AU - Zheng Q AD - Xijing Orthopaedics Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Song, Jiwei AU - Song J AD - Xijing Orthopaedics Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Ding, Tan AU - Ding T AD - Xijing Orthopaedics Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Hu, Xueyu AU - Hu X AD - Xijing Orthopaedics Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. huxueyu@fmmu.edu.cn. FAU - Wang, Zhe AU - Wang Z AD - Xijing Orthopaedics Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. wangzhe@fmmu.edu.cn. LA - eng GR - 81572151/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 2016SF-143/Key Science and Technology Program in Social Development of Shaanxi Province/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200217 PL - England TA - Lasers Med Sci JT - Lasers in medical science JID - 8611515 RN - 0 (Chemokines) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (Transcription Factor RelA) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Cell Polarity/radiation effects MH - Cell Survival/radiation effects MH - Chemokines/genetics/metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation/radiation effects MH - Inflammation/*radiotherapy MH - Macrophage Activation/radiation effects MH - Macrophages/*pathology/radiation effects MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Phosphorylation/radiation effects MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Transcription Factor RelA/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Inflammation OT - Macrophage OT - Photobiomodulation OT - Polarization OT - Spinal cord injury EDAT- 2020/02/18 06:00 MHDA- 2020/09/20 06:00 CRDT- 2020/02/18 06:00 PHST- 2019/02/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/12/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/02/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/09/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/02/18 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s10103-019-02941-y [pii] AID - 10.1007/s10103-019-02941-y [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Lasers Med Sci. 2020 Sep;35(7):1509-1518. doi: 10.1007/s10103-019-02941-y. Epub 2020 Feb 17.