Deep Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diode Light Therapy for Fusobacterium nucleatum.

Soichiro FukudaShunsuke ItoJun NishikawaTatsuya TakagiNaoto KubotaKen-Ichiro OtsuyamaHidehiro TsuneokaJunzo NojimaKoji HaradaKatsuaki MishimaYutaka SuehiroTakahiro YamasakiIsao Sakaida

Published in: Microorganisms (2021)

DUV-LED light exerted a bactericidal effect on F. nucleatum by causing the formation of pyrimidine dimers indicative of DNA damage. Thus, DUV-LED light therapy may have the potential to prevent CRC.

Keyphrases

light emitting
dna damage
oxidative stress
stem cells
mesenchymal stem cells
human health
cell therapy
smoking cessation