Hyperbaric oxygen effects on depression-like behavior and neuroinflammation in traumatic brain injury rats

Depression and PTSD, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), Inflammation and Pain

The aim of this study was to determine whether hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy causes attenuation of traumatic brain injury (TBI)-induced depression-like behavior and its associated anti-neuroinflammatory effects after fluid percussion injury. Anesthetized male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 3 groups: sham operation plus normobaric air (NBA) (21% oxygen at 1 absolute atmosphere [ATA]), TBI plus…

Age-related retinal inflammation is reduced by 670 nm light via increased mitochondrial membrane potential

Eyes, Near Infrared (NIR)/Red Light Therapy

The mitochondrial theory of aging argues that oxidative stress, caused by mitochondrial DNA mutations, is associated with decreased adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production leading to cellular degeneration. The rate of this degradation is linked to metabolic demand, with the outer retina having the greatest in the body, showing progressive inflammation, macrophage invasion, and cell loss, resulting…

Age-related retinal inflammation is reduced by 670 nm light via increased mitochondrial membrane potential

Eyes, Near Infrared (NIR)/Red Light Therapy

The mitochondrial theory of aging argues that oxidative stress, caused by mitochondrial DNA mutations, is associated with decreased adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production leading to cellular degeneration. The rate of this degradation is linked to metabolic demand, with the outer retina having the greatest in the body, showing progressive inflammation, macrophage invasion, and cell loss, resulting…