Laser and LED Lights - GHK-Cu Treatments
| Human Laser Treatments | GHK-Cu skin care products placed on CO(2) laser-resurfaced skin offered no significant reduction or resolution of posttreatment erythema or improvement in wrinkles. However, patient satisfaction was significantly higher for those who used GHK-Cu skin care products after CO(2) laser skin resurfacing. | Miller TR, Wagner JD, Baack BR, Eisbach KJ, Effects of topical copper tripeptide complex on CO2 laser-resurfaced skin. Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2006 Jul-Aug;8(4):252-9. |
| Rabbit Laser Wounds | Healing parameters between treatments by laser or GHK-Cu in rabbits were compared. GHK-Cu filled the open wound with granualtion tissue faster than the laser. GHK-Cu and laser reduced time to wound closure about equally (29.8 days GHK-Cu, 30.2 days laser, 34.6 days control) | Cangul IT, Gul NY, Topal A, Yilmaz R, Evaluation of the effects of topical tripeptide-copper complex and zinc oxide on open-wound healing in rabbits. Vet Dermatol. 2006 Dec;17(6):417-23. |
| Effect of LED lights and GHK-Cu on fibroblasts | Cultured fibroblasts were treated with red LED lights and GHK-Cu. The combination had an additive action increasing cell viability 12.5 fold, beta-FGF 2.3 fold, and also collagen production. | Huang PJ, Huang YC, Su MF, Yang TY, Huang JR, Jiang CP, In vitro observations on the influence of copper peptide aids for the LED photoirradiation of fibroblast collagen synthesis. Photomed Laser Surg. 2007 Jun;25(3):183-90. |