Journal of Biophotonics,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
15(3)
Published: Nov. 27, 2021
Significant
efforts
have
been
committed
to
better
understand
and
regulate
insulin
secretion
as
it
has
direct
implications
on
diabetes.
The
first
phase
of
biphasic
in
response
glucose
lasts
about
10
minutes,
followed
by
a
more
sustained
release
persisting
several
hours.
Attenuated
the
is
typically
associated
with
abnormal
β-cells.
While
near-infrared
photobiomodulation
(PBM)
demonstrates
potential
for
multiple
therapeutic
applications,
photostimulatory
effects
α-
β-cells
remain
be
further
elucidated.
Herein,
we
demonstrate
that
810
nm
PBM
exposure
at
fluence
9
J/cm2
can
elevate
intracellular
reactive
oxygen
species
within
15
minutes
following
photostimulation.
In
addition,
calcium
spiking
showed
an
approximately
3-fold
increase
both
ATC1
(α-cells)
BTC6
(β-cells)
correlates
hormone
stimulation.
Our
findings
could
lay
foundation
development
non-biologic
therapeutics
augment
islet
transplantation.
Photonics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(8), P. 761 - 761
Published: Aug. 15, 2024
Bipolar
disorder
(BD)
is
a
debilitating
psychiatric
characterized
by
mood
disturbances
and
executive
function
deficits.
Impairments
in
function,
including
impulsivity,
significantly
impact
the
daily
lives
of
individuals
with
BD.
Transcranial
photobiomodulation
(t-PBM)
near-infrared
light
offers
promising
noninvasive
neurostimulation
approach
to
improve
cognitive
function.
The
Photobiomodulation
for
Executive
Function
Disorder
(TPEB)
study
aims
explore
potential
t-PBM
BD
impairments.
This
will
include
20
adults
who
each
receive
one
sham
session
on
first
day
stimulation
(treatment
1),
followed
four
days
2
5).
Cerebral
blood
flow
changes
be
evaluated
using
functional
magnetic
resonance
imaging.
Impulsivity,
decision-making,
reward
responsiveness
assessed
Barratt
Impulsiveness
Scale,
Iowa
Gambling
Task,
gambling
task
that
evaluates
reward.
outcomes
involve
examining
cerebral
flow,
improvements
reductions
impulsivity
manic
symptoms.
TPEB
provide
valuable
insights
into
as
therapeutic
intervention
enhance
Frontiers in Immunology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: Feb. 2, 2022
It
is
largely
known
that
photobiomodulation
(PBM)
has
beneficial
effects
on
allergic
pulmonary
inflammation.
Our
previous
study
showed
an
anti-inflammatory
effect
of
the
PBM
in
acute
experimental
model
asthma,
and
we
see
this
mechanism
partly
dependent
IL-10.
However,
it
remains
unclear
whether
activation
regulatory
T
cells
mediated
by
a
chronic
asthma.
In
sense,
objective
was
to
verify
role
inflammatory
response
asthma
model.
The
protocol
used
for
induction
administration
OVA
subcutaneously
(days
0
14)
intranasally
(3
times/week,
5
weeks).
On
day
50,
animals
were
sacrificed
evaluation
different
parameters.
diode,
with
wavelength
660
nm,
power
100
mW,
J
50
s/point,
three
application
points.
results
decreases
macrophages,
neutrophils,
lymphocytes
bronchoalveolar
lavage
fluid
(BALF).
Moreover,
decreased
release
cytokines
lung,
mucus,
collagen
airways
mechanics.
When
analyzed
percentage
Treg
group
irradiated
laser,
verified
increase
these
cells,
as
well
IL-10
BALF.
Therefore,
conclude
use
therapy
airway
inflammation
attenuated
process,
functional
structural
parameters,
probably
due
cells.
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
16
Published: May 10, 2022
Transcranial
Photobiomodulation
(tPBM)
has
demonstrated
its
ability
to
alter
electrophysiological
activity
in
the
human
brain.
However,
it
is
unclear
how
tPBM
modulates
brain
electroencephalogram
(EEG)
networks
and
related
cognition.
In
this
study,
we
recorded
64-channel
EEG
from
44
healthy
humans
before,
during,
after
8-min,
right-forehead,
1,064-nm
or
sham
stimulation
with
an
irradiance
of
257
mW/cm
2
.
data
processing,
a
novel
methodology
by
combining
group
singular
value
decomposition
(gSVD)
exact
low-resolution
electromagnetic
tomography
(eLORETA)
was
implemented
performed
on
noise-free
time
series.
The
gSVD+eLORETA
algorithm
produced
11
gSVD-derived
principal
components
(PCs)
projected
2D
sensor
3D
source
domain/space.
These
PCs
took
more
than
70%
weight
entire
signals
were
justified
as
networks.
Finally,
baseline-normalized
power
changes
each
network
frequency
band
(delta,
theta,
alpha,
beta
gamma)
quantified
during
first
4-min,
second
post
tPBM/sham
periods,
followed
comparisons
frequency-specific
between
conditions.
Our
results
showed
that
tPBM-induced
increases
alpha
powers
occurred
at
default
mode
network,
executive
control
frontal
parietal
lateral
visual
network.
Moreover,
decompose
into
individual,
independent
facilitated
better
visualize
significant
decreases
gamma
tPBM.
Many
similarities
found
cortical
locations
SVD-revealed
fMRI-identified
resting-state
This
consistency
may
shed
light
mechanistic
associations
tPBM-modulated
improved
cognition
outcomes.
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
19
Published: March 13, 2025
No
prior
work
has
directly
compared
the
impacts
of
transcranial
photobiomodulation
(tPBM)
and
magnetic
stimulation
(TMS)
on
human
brain.
This
within-subjects
pilot
study
compares
effects
tPBM
TMS
somatomotor
cortex
brain
structural
functional
connectivity.
Eight
healthy
participants
underwent
four
lab
visits
each,
each
visit
consisting
a
pre-stimulation
MRI,
or
sham,
post-stimulation
respectively.
Stimulation
sham
sessions
were
counterbalanced
across
subjects.
Collected
measures
included
MRI
data,
data
from
finger-tapping
task,
resting
state
connectivity,
Analyses
indicated
increased
activation
left
region
during
right-hand
task
following
both
TMS.
Additionally,
trending
increases
in
left-lateralized
connectivity
M1
to
thalamus
observed
after
tPBM,
but
not
Thus,
may
be
superior
at
inducing
changes
connected
nodes
cortex,
although
further
research
is
warranted
explore
potential
therapeutic
benefits
clinical
utility
tPBM.
Metabolites,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(1), P. 42 - 42
Published: Jan. 5, 2022
Billions
of
neurons
in
the
human
brain
form
neural
networks
with
oscillation
rhythms.
Infra-slow
(ISO)
presents
three
main
physiological
sources:
endogenic,
neurogenic,
and
myogenic
vasomotions.
Having
an
vivo
methodology
for
absolute
quantification
ISO
from
can
facilitate
detection
abnormalities
cerebral
hemodynamic
metabolic
activities.
In
this
study,
we
introduced
a
novel
measurement-plus-analysis
framework
non-invasive
prefrontal
by
(1)
taking
dual-channel
broadband
near
infrared
spectroscopy
(bbNIRS)
measurements
12
healthy
humans
during
6-min
rest
4-min
post
transcranial
photobiomodulation
(tPBM)
(2)
performing
wavelet
transform
coherence
(WTC)
analysis
on
measured
time
series
data.
The
WTC
indexes
(IC,
between
0
1)
enabled
assessment
ipsilateral
hemodynamic-metabolic
bilateral
functional
connectivity
each
band
cortex.
At
rest,
was
consistent
across
bands
(IC
≅
0.66),
while
relatively
weaker.
For
post-tPBM/sham
comparison,
our
analyses
revealed
key
findings:
8-min,
right-forehead,
1064-nm
tPBM
enhanced
amplitude
bilaterally,
promoted
neurogenic
rhythm,
(3)
made
effect
endothelial
cells,
causing
alteration
side
Frontiers in Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
16
Published: June 10, 2022
Transcranial
photobiomodulation
(tPBM)
has
been
considered
a
safe
and
effective
brain
stimulation
modality
being
able
to
enhance
cerebral
oxygenation
neurocognitive
function.
To
better
understand
the
underlying
neurophysiological
effects
of
tPBM
in
human
brain,
we
utilized
111-channel
functional
near
infrared
spectroscopy
(fNIRS)
system
map
hemodynamic
responses
over
whole
head
8-min
with
1,064-nm
laser
given
on
forehead
19
healthy
participants.
Instead
analyzing
broad-frequency
signals
(0-0.2
Hz),
investigated
frequency-specific
three
infra-slow
oscillation
(ISO)
components
consisting
endogenic,
neurogenic,
myogenic
vasomotions.
Significant
changes
induced
by
spectral
power
oxygenated
hemoglobin
concentration
(Δ[HbO]),
connectivity
(FC),
global
network
metrics
at
each
ISO
frequency
bands
were
identified
mapped
topographically
for
comparisons.
Our
novel
findings
revealed
that
significantly
increased
endogenic
Δ[HbO]
powers
right
frontopolar
area
site.
Also,
demonstrated
enabled
significant
enhancements
FC
across
cortical
regions
as
well
several
metrics.
These
consistent
recent
reports
met
expectation
is
highly
associated
endothelial
activity,
which
stimulated
tPBM-evoked
nitric
oxide
(NO)
release.
Journal of Neural Engineering,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
19(6), P. 066013 - 066013
Published: Nov. 1, 2022
Objective.Transcranial
photobiomodulation
(tPBM)
has
shown
promising
benefits,
including
cognitive
improvement,
in
healthy
humans
and
patients
with
Alzheimer's
disease.
In
this
study,
we
aimed
to
identify
key
cortical
regions
that
present
significant
changes
caused
by
tPBM
the
electroencephalogram
(EEG)
oscillation
powers
functional
connectivity
human
brain.Approach.
A
64-channel
EEG
was
recorded
from
45
participants
during
a
13
min
period
consisting
of
2
baseline,
8
tPBM/sham
intervention,
3
recovery.
After
pre-processing
normalizing
data
at
five
rhythms,
cluster-based
permutation
tests
were
performed
for
multiple
comparisons
spectral
power
topographies,
followed
graph-theory
analysis
as
topological
approach
quantification
brain
metrics
global
nodal/cluster
levels.Main
results.
enhancement
observed
clusters
channels
over
frontoparietal
alpha
band
centroparietal
beta
band.
The
measures
network
revealed
reduction
synchronization,
efficiency,
small-worldness
connectivity,
implying
an
complexity.
addition,
band,
nodal
graphical
demonstrated
increases
local
information
integration
centrality
frontal
clusters,
accompanied
decrease
segregation
bilateral
frontal,
left
parietal,
occipital
regions.Significance.Frontal
increased
frontal-central-parietal
regions,
enhanced
complexity
beta-wave
network,
augmented
flow
oscillations
across
prefrontal
regions.
This
study
sheds
light
on
potential
link
between
electrophysiological
effects
improvement
induced
tPBM.
IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
27(6), P. 2876 - 2885
Published: March 20, 2023
Transcranial
photobiomodulation
(tPBM)
is
an
emerging
non-invasive
light-based
neuromodulation
technique
that
shows
promising
potential
for
improving
working
memory
(WM)
performance
in
older
adults.
However,
the
neurophysiological
mechanisms
associated
with
tPBM
underlie
improvement
of
WM
and
persistence
such
have
not
been
investigated.
Sixty-one
healthy
adults
were
recruited
to
receive
a
baseline
sham
stimulation,
followed
by
one-week
active
(12
min
daily,
1064-nm
laser,
250
mW/cm
2
)
three-week
follow-ups.
N-back
task
was
conducted
on
post-stimulation
baseline,
first
(Day
1)
seventh
7)
days
treatment,
at
During
task,
functional
near-infrared
spectroscopy
(fNIRS)
imaging
employed
record
cortical
hemodynamic
changes.
Brain
activations
during
follow-up
sessions
compared
determine
how
had
changed
activity
long
these
changes
persisted.
We
found
stimulation
Day
1
induced
significantly
decreased
activation
right
hemisphere
3-back.
The
expanded
from
only
both
hemispheres
7.
persisted
one
week
supramarginal
gyrus
left
angular
two
weeks
somatosensory
association
cortex.
These
accompanied
improved
accuracy
N-back.
findings
provide
important
evidence
understanding
neural
underlying
cognitive
enhancement
after
tPBM.
Biomedical Optics Express,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(12), P. 7544 - 7544
Published: Nov. 8, 2021
The
blood-brain
barrier
(BBB)
is
a
dynamic
between
the
blood
microcirculation
system
and
brain
parenchyma,
which
plays
an
important
role
in
pathogenesis
of
variety
neurological
diseases.
Meanwhile,
non-invasive
therapeutic
approach
photobiomodulation
(PBM)
has
emerged
as
promising
treatment
for
disorders
through
irradiation
with
near
infrared
(NIR)
light.
However,
despite
multiple
encouraging
results
reported
PBM
vitro
vivo,
mechanisms
its
effect
on
brain,
especially
BBB,
remain
barely
known.
Herein,
NIR
light
BBB
models
was
studied.
808
nm
laser
at
doses
10
30
J/cm2
found
to
significantly
increase
permeability
this
model.
showed
that
affected
mitochondria
cells
models,
leading
mitochondrial
activity,
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
level
Ca2+
influx.
activity
matrix
metalloproteinases
expression
tight
junction
proteins
endothelial
were
be
inhibited
by
light,
resulting
permeability.
This
study
suggested
new
strategy
drug
transport
across
development
treatments
disorders.