Inflammation and Red Light Therapy
Ferraresi C, Kaippert B, et al. Low-level Laser (Light) Therapy Increases Mitochondrial Membrane Potential and ATP Synthesis in C2C12 Myotubes with a Peak Response at 3-6 h. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 2015 Mar.
Hamblin M. Mechanisms and applications of the anti-inflammatory effects of photobiomodulation. AIMS Biophysics. 2017 May.
Lee JH, Chiang MH, et al. Anti-inflammatory effects of low-level laser therapy on human periodontal ligament cells: in vitro study. Lasers in Medical Science. 2018 Apr.
Poorpezeshk N, Ghoreishi SK, et al. Early Low-Level Laser Therapy Improves the Passive Range of Motion and Decreases Pain in Patients With Flexor Tendon Injury. Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. 2018 Oct.
Li S, Wang C, et al. Efficacy of Low-Level Light Therapy for Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2018 Sep.
Pain and Red Light Therapy
Red light therapy for lower back pain: Red light therapy has consistently shown good clinical results for lower back pain. Infrared and near infrared light have demonstrated improved pain scores in studies and trials, especially for the treatment of chronic lower back pain. [9]
Hamblin M. Mechanisms and applications of the anti-inflammatory effects of photobiomodulation. AIMS Biophysics. 2017 May.
Mak MC, Cheing GL. Immediate effects of monochromatic infrared energy on microcirculation in healthy subjects. Photomed Laser Surg. 2012.
Jung C, Khalsa S, et al. Acute Effects of Bright Light Exposure on Cortisol Levels. Journal of Biological Rhythms. 2010 Jun.
Harvard Health. Blue light has a dark side
Red Light Therapy For Skin Health
Effects of monochromatic low-intensity light and laser irradiation on adhesion of HeLa cells in vitro
Mitochondria's Role in Skin Ageing
Avci P, Gupta A, Sadasivam M, Vecchio D, Pam Z, Pam N, et al. Low-level laser (light) therapy (LLLT) in skin: stimulating, healing, restoring. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2013.
Hamblin M. Mechanisms and applications of the anti-inflammatory effects of photobiomodulation. AIMS Biophysics. 2017 May.
Camille Noe Pagán. Skin problems and treatments, red light therapy.
Performance & Recovery and Red Light Therapy
Ferraresi C, Kaippert B, Avci P, Huang YY, de Sousa MVP, Bagnato VS, Parizotto NA, Hamblin MR. Low-level laser (light) therapy increases mitochondrial membrane potential and ATP synthesis in C2C12 myotubes with a peak response at 3-6 h. Photochem Photobiol. Mar-Apr 2015;91(2):411-6.
Nicolette N Houreld, Roland T Masha, Heidi Abrahamse. Low-intensity laser irradiation at 660 nm stimulates cytochrome c oxidase in stressed fibroblast cells. Lasers Surg Med 2012;44:429-434
Cleber Ferraresi, Michael R Hamblin, Nivaldo A Parizotto. Low-level laser (light) therapy (LLLT) on muscle tissue: performance, fatigue and repair benefited by the power of light. Photonics Lasers Med. 2012 Nov 1;1(4):267-286
Cleber Ferraresi, Ying-Ying Huang, Michael R Hamblin. Photobiomodulation in human muscle tissue: an advantage in sports performance? J Biophotonics. 2016 Dec;9(11-12):1273-1299
Hashmi J, Huang Y. Effect of Pulsing in Low-Level Light Therapy. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 2010 Aug.
Cleber Ferraresi, Nivaldo Antonio Parizotto, Marcelo Victor Pires de Sousa, Beatriz Kaippert, Ying-Ying Huang, Tomoharu Koiso, Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato, Michael R Hamblin. Light-emitting diode therapy in exercise-trained mice increases muscle performance, cytochrome c oxidase activity, ATP and cell proliferation. J Biophotonics. 2015 Sep;8(9):740-54
Stephanie Nogueira Linares, Thomas Beltrame, Cleber Ferraresi, Gabriela Aguiar Mesquita Galdino, Aparecida Maria Catai. Photobiomodulation effect on local hemoglobin concentration assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy in humans. Lasers Med Sci. 2020 Apr;35(3):641-649
Michael R Hamblin. Mechanisms and applications of the anti-inflammatory effects of photobiomodulation. AIMS Biophys. 2017;4(3):337-361
Sleep and Red Light Therapy
Sheppard A and Wolffsohn J. “Digital eye strain: prevalence, measurement and amelioration.” BMJ Open Ophthalmology. 2018 April.
Jung C, Khalsa S, et al. Acute Effects of Bright Light Exposure on Cortisol Levels. Journal of Biological Rhythms. 2010 Jun.
Harvard Health. Blue light has a dark side.
Mariana G Figueiro, Levent Sahin, Charles Roohan, Michael Kalsher, Barbara Plitnick, and Mark S Rea. Effects of red light on sleep inertia. Nat Sci Sleep. 2019.
Blood Flow and Red Light Therapy
Mak MC, Cheing GL. Immediate effects of monochromatic infrared energy on microcirculation in healthy subjects. Photomed Laser Surg. 2012.
Hamblin MR. Mechanisms and applications of the anti-inflammatory effects of photobiomodulation. AIMS biophysics. 2017.
Ferraresi C, Huang YY, Hamblin MR. Photobiomodulation in human muscle tissue: an advantage in sports performance? J Biophotonics. 2016.
Avci P, Gupta A, Sadasivam M, Vecchio D, Pam Z, Pam N, et al. Low-level laser (light) therapy (LLLT) in skin: stimulating, healing, restoring. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2013.
Red Light Therapy For Eyes Health
Núñez-Álvarez C, Del Olmo-Aguado S, et al. Near infra-red light attenuates corneal endothelial cell dysfunction in situ and in vitro. Experimental eye Research. 2017 jun.
Del Olmo-Aguado S, Núñez-Álvarez C, et al. Red light of the visual spectrum attenuates cell death in culture and retinal ganglion cell death in situ. Acta Ophthalmologica 2019 Feb.
Beirne K, Rozanowska M, et al. Red Light Treatment in an Axotomy Model of Neurodegeneration. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 2016 Jul.
So KF, Leung MC. Effects of low level laser treatment on the survival of axotomized retinal ganglion cells in adult Hamsters. Neural Regeneration Research. 2014 Nov.
Fitzgerald M, Bartlett CA, et al. Near infrared light reduces oxidative stress and preserves function in CNS tissue vulnerable to secondary degeneration following partial transection of the optic nerve. Journal of Neurotrauma. 2010 Nov.
Szymanski CR, Chiha W, et al. Paranode Abnormalities and Oxidative Stress in Optic Nerve Vulnerable to Secondary Degeneration: Modulation by 670 nm Light Treatment. 2013 June.
Koev K, Avramov L, et al. Five-year follow-up of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Journal of Physics. 2018.
Kokkinopoulos I, Colman A, et al. Age-related retinal inflammation is reduced by 670 nm light via increased mitochondrial membrane potential. Neurobiology of Aging. 2013 Feb.
Calaza KC, Kam JH, et al. Mitochondrial decline precedes phenotype development in the complement factor H mouse model of retinal degeneration but can be corrected by near infrared light. Neurobiology of Aging. 2015 Jun.
Sivapathasuntharam C, Sivaprasad S, et al. Aging retinal function is improved by near infrared light (670 nm) that is associated with corrected mitochondrial decline.Neurobiology of Aging. 2017 Apr.
Gopalakrishnan, S. Photobiomodulation in Inherited Retinal Degeneration. 2012. Theses and Dissertations. 4.
Xu QH, Zhao C, et al. Helium-neon laser therapy in the treatment of hydroxyapatite orbital implant exposure: A superior option. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. 2015 Jun.
Red Light Therapy for Testosterone
https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19539973/i-put-a-giant-red-light-on-my-balls-to-triple-my-testosterone-levels/
The effects of low level laser therapy (LLLT) on the testis in elevating serum testosterone level in rats.
Lack of interest in sex successfully treated by exposure to bright light
Reza Salman Yazdi, Simin Bakhshi, Firooz Jannat Alipoor, Mohammad Reza Akhoond, Soheila Borhani, Faramarz Farrahi, Mehdi Lotfi Panah, Mohammad Ali Sadighi Gilani. Effect of 830-nm diode laser irradiation on human sperm motility
M I Corral-Baqués 1, T Rigau, M Rivera, J E Rodríguez, J Rigau. Effect of 655-nm diode laser on dog sperm motility
