title: Biological effects of low power laser irradiation on clonal osteoblastic cells (MC3T3-E1)
abstract: Cultured osteoblastic cells were studied to determine the effects of laser irradiation on their rates of proliferation, differentiation, and calcification. A continuous wave Helium-Neon laser with a wavelength of 632.8 nm was used for this study. Clonal osteoblastic cells (MC3T3-E1) were exposed to laser beam at various energy densities. The cell growth rate and DNA synthesis were increased by laser irradiation only in the growing phase of culture. During long-term culture, 45Ca accumulation was enhanced by laser irradiation at 1.0 J/cm2, with four sessions of irradiation resulting in a 46% increase over controls. In contrast, no significant increase in alkaline phosphatase activity was produced by laser irradiation. Electron microscopy revealed a tendency of enlargement of the Golgi apparatus in the laser-treated cells. These results suggest that laser irradiation photoactivates osteoblastic cells, accelerates osteoblastic cell growth and calcification in vitro, and therefore, may promote bone regeneration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya City University Medical School, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000528:radiation effects; D002113:Calcification, Physiologic / Q000187:drug effects; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000528:radiation effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000528:radiation effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002999:Clone Cells; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D007834:Lasers; D051379:Mice; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011829:Radiation Dosage
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase