[Radioprotective effect of helium-neon laser radiation for fibroblast cells]

Effects of combined exposure to 633-nm laser waves and gamma-radiation, and laser waves and protons with the energy of 150 MeV on survivablilty of mice fibroblast cells C3H10T1/2 were compared. Cell suspension (1 - 5 x 10(5) cells/ml) was distributed in 2-ml plastic vials with 1 cm in diameter time interval between two exposures in a combination was no more than 60 s. immediately after exposure a required quantity of cells was inoculated in special vials for survivability assessment. Based on results of the experiment, preliminary and repeated laser treatment was favorable to survivability of fibroblast cells subjected to gamma- or proton irradiation (dose variation factor was within 1.3 to 2.2). Simultaneous exposure of C3H10T1/2 cells to the laser and proton beams also increased their survivability. The radioprotective effect of the helium-neon laser on fibroblasts earlier exposed to ionizing radiation is of chief interest, as most of the present-day radioprotectors are effective only if introduced into organism prior to exposure.