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The effect of low-energy laser (He-Ne) irradiation on the process of neoformation of blood capillaries during regeneration in the toad (Bufo viridis) gastrocnemius muscle was studied using histomorphometric methods. The injured zones of the experimental toads were subjected to four direct He-Ne laser irradiations (632.8 nm wavelength; 6.0 mW for 2.3 min) every alternate day, commencing on the second day after injury. Muscles that were injured as above and subjected to red light irradiation served as control. The volume density (cm3/cm3) of the capillaries in the injured zone at 9 days after injury was significantly (P<0.01) higher (0.09±0.006) than in the control muscles (0.048±0.007). At 14 days after injury, the volume density in the injured zone of the control muscles further increased, while the value in the laser-irradiated muscles remained unchanged. The surface density (m2/cm3) of the capillaries in the injured zone was 2.3-fold higher in the laser-irradiated muscles than in the control muscles at 9 days after injury. The surface density further increased in the control muscles between 9 and 14 days after injury, while in the laser-irradiated muscles there was a decrease in this value during the above period. The surface-to-volume ratios of the capillaries in the injured zone of control and laser-irradiated muscles indicate a straighter, rather than a convoluted appearance between 9 and 14 days after injury. It is concluded that He-Ne laser irradiation during skeletal muscle regeneration in the toad markedly promotes the process of neoformation of blood vessels in the injured zone. The early revascularization of the injured zone in the laser-irradiated muscles may explain the faster maturation of myogenic structures in the regenerating zone.
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Bibikova, A., Belkin, V. & Oron, U. Enhancement of angiogenesis in regenerating gastrocnemius muscle of the toad (Bufo viridis) by low-energy laser irradiation. Anat Embryol 190, 597–602 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00190110
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