Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the cytotoxic and genotoxic potential of low intensity laser irradiation (660 nm, 12 mW, 5 kHz) on mammalian cells. Thymidine kinase (TK)-positive and TK-deficient Friend erythroleukaemia (FEL) cells, clone 707 and subclone 707BUF respectively, were used in this investigation. Following irradiation of exponentially growing cells in suspension at doses of 2 and 20 J/cm 2 a number of sensitive bioassays were used to facilitate the detection of laser-induced mutations, DNA damage and cell killing. Mutations were assessed by the examination of chromosome spreads, the determination of micronucleus frequency and by the determination of the mutant frequency at the hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (hgprt) locus. DNA damage was quantified using a sensitive ELISA. The cytotoxic effect of laser irradiation was assessed using a cloning assay. The results of this investigation did not show any significant increase in mutation frequency, DNA damage or cell survival in the laser-irradiated cells, compared to sham-irradiated controls. The lack of any demonstrable cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of low intensity laser irradiation on mammalian cells in culture would support it as being a safe modality for clinical use.
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