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Mechanism ReviewNo. 04

What 660nm actually does.

A short, annotated reading of the published research on red light and skin tissue. Mechanism first. Claims last, if at all.

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Absorption

Light at 660 nanometres penetrates the upper layers of skin, where it is absorbed by cytochrome c oxidase, an enzyme in the mitochondrial respiratory chain. 1

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Energy

Absorption is associated in published studies with increased ATP production, the energy currency cells use for maintenance and renewal. 2

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Signal

Researchers describe this as photobiomodulation. Light as a signal to tissue, not a treatment applied onto it. 3

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References

1. Hamblin, M. Mechanisms of low level light therapy. 2017.
2. de Freitas & Hamblin. Proposed mechanisms of photobiomodulation. 2016.
3. Anders et al. Low-level light/laser therapy versus photobiomodulation therapy. 2015.

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