Light-Based Therapy: Novel Approach to Treat COVID-19

Document Type : Review Article

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1 Department of Medical Laser, Medical Laser Research Center, Yara Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran

2 Research Center for Molecular Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

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The pandemic outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2), is a new viral infection in all countries around the world. An increase in inflammatory cytokines, fever, dry cough, and pneumonia are the main symptoms of COVID-19. A shared of growing clinical evidence confirmed that cytokine storm correlates with COVID-19 severity which is also a crucial cause of death from COVID-19. The success of anti-inflammatory therapies in the recovery process of COVID-19 patients has been well established. Over the years, phototherapy (PhT) has been identified as a promising non-invasive treatment approach for inflammatory conditions. New evidence suggests that PhT as an anti-inflammatory therapy may be effective in treating acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and COVID-19. This review aims to a comprehensive overview of the direct and indirect effects of anti-inflammatory mechanisms of PhT in ARDS and COVID-19 patients.

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TANAFFOS (Respiration)
Volume 22, Issue 3
July 2023
Pages 279-289

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