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Light therapy has attracted medical interests as a safe alternative treatment for acne. Both blue and red light therapies at high doses &gt;10\u2009J\/cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> have demonstrated marked effects on inflammatory acne lesions. However, few studies have investigated the effects of lower doses of light. The aim of this study is to investigate the biological effects of lower doses of red light at 0.2\u20131.2\u2009J\/cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> for acne using an <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic> model previously developed to mimic the inflammation and hyperkeratinization observed clinically in acne.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Human epidermal equivalents were topically exposed to an unsaturated fatty acid, oleic acid (OA), followed by red light\u2010emitting diode (LED) light treatments (light\u2010plus\u2010OA treatments). Endpoints evaluated included the proinflammatory cytokine IL\u20101\u03b1, epidermal barrier integrity, as measured by transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER), and stratum corneum (SC) thickness to monitor hyperkeratinization.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>OA\u2010induced IL\u20101\u03b1 release was significantly (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) reduced following red LED light at 0.2, 0.5, and 1.2\u2009J\/cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, from 266\u2009\u00b1\u200911\u2009pg\/ml of no\u2010light\u2010plus\u2010OA\u2010treated (OA treatment without light) controls to 216\u2009\u00b1\u20099, 231\u2009\u00b1\u20098, and 212\u2009\u00b1\u20097\u2009pg\/ml, respectively. Histological examination showed that SC thickening following OA treatment was reduced from 43% of total epidermis for no\u2010light\u2010plus\u2010OA treatment to 37% and 38% of total epidermis following 0.5 and 1.1\u2009J\/cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> red light plus OA treatment, respectively (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Moreover, 1.1\u2009J\/cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> red\u2010light\u2010plus\u2010OA treatment improved OA\u2010induced TEER changes from 29% of baseline for no\u2010light\u2010plus\u2010OA treatment, to 36% of baseline.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Low level red LED light therapy could provide beneficial effects of anti\u2010inflammation, normalizing pilosebaceous hyperkeratinization, and improving barrier impairment in <jats:italic>Acne vulgaris<\/jats:italic>. Lasers Surg. 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