Liquid and Gel Platelet Rich Plasma as Skin Healing Adjuvant

Authors

  • Tuane Nerissa Alves Garcez Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Veterinárias (PPGCV), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Laboratório de Embriologia e Diferenciação Celular, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA)-UFRGS, Porto Alegre.
  • Helena Flores Mello Laboratório de Embriologia e Diferenciação Celular, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA)-UFRGS, Porto Alegre.
  • Priscilla Domingues Mörschbacher Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Veterinárias (PPGCV), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Paula Barros Terraciano Laboratório de Embriologia e Diferenciação Celular, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA)-UFRGS, Porto Alegre.
  • Viviam Pignone Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Veterinárias (PPGCV), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Marta Justina Cioato Unidade de Experimentação Animal, Centro de Pesquisa Experimental, HCPA-UFRGS.
  • Elizabeth Obino Cirne-Lima Laboratório de Embriologia e Diferenciação Celular, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA)-UFRGS, Porto Alegre. Departamento de Patologia Clínica Veterinária, FaVet-UFRGS.
  • Emerson Antonio Contesini Departamento de Medicina Animal, Faculdade de Veterinária, FaVet-UFRGS.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1679-9216.80931

Keywords:

skin, regenerative therapy, cell therapy, growing factors, platelets.

Abstract

Background: In recent decades, many researches have been conducted on processes involved in tissue repairing, mainly in the development of resources and technology designed to improve the wound healing progress. Platelet rich plasma (PRP) derived from autologous blood is defined as a plasma volume with platelet concentration higher than physiological level. It is an autogenous and low cost source of growth factors, which are essential for tissue regeneration due to their angiogenic, mitogenic, and chemotactic properties. The aim of this study was evaluate two forms of PRP- liquid and gel - regarding their capacity to influence quality and repair time of standardized skin injuries.

Materials, Methods & Results: New Zealand healthy rabbits were distributed in three groups (n = 6): control group (CG), liquid platelet rich plasma group (LIQPRP), and gel platelet rich plasma group (GELPRP). Acute skin lesions were inducted in two areas approximately 2 cm close to scapular edge and depth including epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis to external muscular fascia. Animals received treatment according to each group. Injuries were measured with digital pachymeter in two directions: longer length (l) and longer width (w), every two days. Areas and healing rates were calculated. Microscopic analysis samples were collected on days seven and 14 and evaluated through hematoxylin and eosin staining (HE) for global tissue examination, and through Masson’s trichrome (MT) to collagen fibers present within the interstice. These analyzes considered: angiogenesis, inflammation infiltrated and collagen fibers quantity. Immunohistochemistry with anti-Ki-67 antibody was utilized for proliferative profile assessment. Kruskal-Wallis’ non-parametric tests of independent samples was performed for comparison of values obtained through platelet count, referring to evaluation of platelet increase on treatments. Scar contraction rate (CR) was evaluated through Shapiro-Wilk’s normality test, and then submitted to mixed models test. Results obtained by histopathological and immunohistochemistry were also evaluated by Shapiro-Wilk’s normality test (for all tests a 5% level of significance was considered). Platelet concentration achieved with liquid PRP was 8.64 and gel PRP reached 5.62 times higher than physiological values. Platelet increase mean for both groups was 7.95. No statistical significance was observed between groups. No side-effects or adverse reactions related to PRP usage were observed while study was conducted.

Discussion: In the present study, there was a need to raise platelet poor plasma volume in order to obtain autogenous thrombin required for gel PRP. After this modification, a stable and reasonable platelet concentration gel was produced. However, this form of PRP application requires more time for sample preparation, increasing the production cost. Furthermore, injection of liquid PRP directly in the wound site activates platelets by generated substances due to needle perforation, and mainly due to tissue trauma generated at the lesion site. Relating to the therapies administered, gel PRP was considered more manageable, since 3D structure could easily adapt to wound site after simply deposition of it. Liquid PRP was administered with needle and syringe, which required the surgeon to be more careful and perform a slow injection in order to avoid any spill and loss of material. Furthermore, histopathological analysis did not point any clot traces formed by gel PRP dehydration, although it is not possible to ensure that the clot was eliminated, reabsorbed, or even removed by the animal. By this protocol, a stable and reasonable platelet concentration gel was produced. Further studies are encouraged as well as employment of alternative diagnostic tools, in order to better understand found results.

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Published

2016-01-01

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Garcez, T. N. A., Mello, H. F., Mörschbacher, P. D., Terraciano, P. B., Pignone, V., Cioato, M. J., Cirne-Lima, E. O., & Contesini, E. A. (2016). Liquid and Gel Platelet Rich Plasma as Skin Healing Adjuvant. Acta Scientiae Veterinariae, 44(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.22456/1679-9216.80931

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