BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the gallium-aluminum-arsenide low energy laser will increase cell proliferation, cell attachment, or cell migration in cultured fibroblasts and keratinocyte models. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS: Monolayer cultures of fibroblasts and keratinocytes were subjected to gallium-aluminum-arsenide laser irradiation at varying power densities for varying time intervals. Cell proliferation was assessed by absorbent spectrophotometry while cell adhesion was assessed by a microcolorimetric assay for cells attached to bovine dermis collagen. Cell migration was assessed through a filter utilizing high power microscopic fields. RESULTS: There were no differences in cell proliferation, adhesion, or migration in either the fibroblasts or keratinocyte culture treated with the gallium-aluminum-arsenide laser at any power density or time compared with nontreated controls. CONCLUSION: The gallium-aluminum-arsenide laser, when utilized at powers 5-100 milliwatts and times of between 10-120 seconds has no biostimulatory effects on fibroblasts or keratinocyte cultures as assessed by cell proliferation, adhesion, or migration.
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