Possible role of laser phototherapy in laser immunotherapy

Tomas Hode; Lars Hode

doi:10.1117/12.809529

24 February 2009 Possible role of laser phototherapy in laser immunotherapy

Tomas Hode, Lars Hode

Proceedings Volume 7178, Biophotonics and Immune Responses IV; 71780B (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809529
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2009, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Laser immunotherapy is a promising cancer treatment method that induces antitumor immunity and appears to be effective both locally and systemically. In this context, an important factor is the overall state of the immune system, both locally and systemically. The success of any immunotherapy treatment depends on the balance between the local immunosuppressive forces induced by the tumor and the immune response of the host organism. Factors that influence this balance include heat-shock proteins (for example HSP70), transforming growth factor β (TGF-β), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukins, and more. Laser phototherapy, which is based on non-thermal photobiological processes, has been shown to modulate the body's own immune response, both locally and systemically, with a strong influence on for example cytokine production and heat-shock protein synthesis. Laser phototherapy may therefore be an important component in the overall efficacy of laser immunotherapy, and may tip the balance between the immunosuppressive and immunostimulatory forces in favor of immunostimulation.

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Tomas Hode and Lars Hode "Possible role of laser phototherapy in laser immunotherapy", Proc. SPIE 7178, Biophotonics and Immune Responses IV, 71780B (24 February 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809529

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