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Tondu T, Jacobs C, Vandevivere Y, Verhoeven V, Tjalma W, Hubens G, Blondeel P, De Greef K, Ysebaert D. Dermal Nipple-Areola Complex Perfusion through Circumareolar Scars: A Delay Model in Two-Stage Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. Plast Reconstr Surg 2023; 152:797-805. [PMID: 36877763 DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000010386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) has evolved as a standard surgical option. The NSM complication rate remains high in large breasts. To reduce the risk of necrosis, several authors have proposed delayed procedures to enhance blood supply to the nipple-areola complex (NAC). The purpose of this study in a porcine model was to show adequate redirection of NAC perfusion by neoangiogenesis through circumareolar scars. METHODS Delayed two-staged NSM was simulated in 52 nipples (six pigs) with a 60-day interval. The nipples underwent a full-thickness, circumareolar incision onto the muscular fascia, with preservation of underlying glandular perforators. After 60 days, NSM was performed through a radial incision. A silicone sheet was introduced in the mastectomy plane to prevent NAC revascularization by wound bed imbibition. Digital color imaging was used to assess necrosis. Near-infrared fluorescence with indocyanine green was used to assess perfusion patterns and perfusion in real time. RESULTS No NAC necrosis was seen after 60 days' delay in any nipples. In all nipples, indocyanine green angiography showed complete alteration of the NAC vascular perfusion pattern from subjacent gland to a capillary fill following devascularization, exhibiting a predominant arteriolar capillary blush without distinct larger vessels. CONCLUSIONS NAC delay reverses glandular perfusion to adequate dermal neovascularization. Neovascularization through full-thickness scars provides sufficient dermal perfusion after 60 days' delay. Identical staged delay in humans may be a surgically safe NSM option and could broaden therapeutic NSM indications in difficult breasts. Large clinical trials are necessary to provide identical results in human breasts. CLINICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT NAC delay reverses glandular perfusion to adequate dermal neovascularization. Neovascularization through full-thickness scars provides sufficient dermal perfusion after 60 days of delay. Identical staged delay in humans may be a surgically safe NSM option.
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- Thierry Tondu
- From the Department of Abdominal, Pediatric, and Reconstructive Surgery, Plastic Surgery Unit
- Multidisciplinary Breast Clinic, Unit of Gynecologic Oncology
- Department of Primary and Interdisciplinary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp
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- Multidisciplinary Breast Clinic, Unit of Gynecologic Oncology
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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- From the Department of Abdominal, Pediatric, and Reconstructive Surgery, Plastic Surgery Unit
- Animal Research Facility
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital
- Animal Research Facility
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Angelou V, Psalla D, Kazakos G, Marouda C, Chatzimisios K, Kyrana Z, Karayannopoulou M, Papazoglou L. Evaluation of Survival of Subdermal Plexus Skin Flaps in 8 Cats After Injection of Platelet Rich Plasma. Top Companion Anim Med 2023; 53-54:100770. [PMID: 36813229 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcam.2023.100770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of platelet-rich plasma injection on the survival of experimentally developed subdermal plexus skin flaps in cats. Two flaps, 2 cm wide and 6 cm long were created bilaterally in the dorsal midline in 8 cats. Each flap was randomized to 1 of 2 groups: platelet-rich plasma injection and control. After flap development, the flaps were immediately placed back on the recipient bed. Then 1.8 mL of platelet-rich plasma was equally injected into 6 different parts of the treatment flap. All flaps were evaluated macroscopically daily and on days 0, 7, 14, and 25 by planimetry, Laser Doppler flowmetry, and histology. Mean flap survival on day 14 was 80.437 % (±22.745) for the treatment group and 66.516 % (±24,12) for the control group with no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups (P = .158). Histologically, a significant difference was found between the base of the PRP and the control flap in edema score on day 25 (P = .034). In conclusion, there is no evidence to support the use of platelet-rich plasma in subdermal plexus flaps in cats. However, the use of platelet-rich plasma may aid in reducing edema of subdermal plexus flaps.
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- Vasileia Angelou
- Unit of Obstetrics and Surgery, Companion Animal Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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- Laboratory of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Unit of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Companion Animal Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Unit of Obstetrics and Surgery, Companion Animal Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greeece
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- Unit of Obstetrics and Surgery, Companion Animal Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Unit of Obstetrics and Surgery, Companion Animal Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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The Role of Recombinant Fibroblast Growth Factor 1 in Enhancing the Angiogenesis in Random Cutaneous Flaps in Animal Model of Rat. World J Plast Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.52547/wjps.10.2.76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Dickkopf 2-Expressing Adenovirus Increases the Survival of Random-Pattern Flaps and Promotes Vasculogenesis in a Rat Model. Ann Plast Surg 2019; 84:588-594. [PMID: 31800554 DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000002109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dickkopf 2 (DKK2) has important roles in vertebrate development; it inhibits Wnt signaling-related processes, such as axial patterning, limb development, somitogenesis, and eye formation. However, DKK2 also acts as a Wnt signaling agonist. Dickkopf 2, induced during endothelial cell morphogenesis, promotes angiogenesis in cultured human endothelial cells. In this study, we explored the effect of DKK2-expressing adenovirus on random-pattern flaps using a rodent model. METHODS A DKK2-expressing (dE1-RGD/DKK2) adenovirus was generated and 20 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 2 groups: a DKK2 group and a control group. Each group was intradermally injected with 1 × 10 plaque-forming units of DKK2-expressing adenovirus (DKK2 group) or control virus (control group) 48 hours before and immediately before surgery. Then, random-pattern dorsal cutaneous flaps of 3 × 9 cm were elevated. Flap survival rates and cutaneous blood flow were measured over time, and immunohistochemical staining was performed 10 days after surgery to detect CD31 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). RESULTS Immunofluorescence staining confirmed the expression of DKK2 in the DKK2 group. The flap survival rate was higher in the DKK2 group (80.0 ± 4.49%) than in the control group (57.5 ± 4.21%; P < 0.05). Blood flow to the most distal compartment was higher in the DKK2 group than the control group during the early postoperative period. Although vascular density was greater in the DKK2 group, there was no difference in the VEGF concentration between groups. CONCLUSIONS The findings of the present study suggest that the DKK2-expressing adenovirus increases the survival of the random-pattern cutaneous flap independently of VEGF. The administration of the DKK2-expressing adenovirus into elevated skin flaps increased the number of capillaries and blood flow, thereby improving skin flap survival.
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The ability to generate new microvessels in desired numbers and at desired locations has been a long-sought goal in vascular medicine, engineering, and biology. Historically, the need to revascularize ischemic tissues nonsurgically (so-called therapeutic vascularization) served as the main driving force for the development of new methods of vascular growth. More recently, vascularization of engineered tissues and the generation of vascularized microphysiological systems have provided additional targets for these methods, and have required adaptation of therapeutic vascularization to biomaterial scaffolds and to microscale devices. Three complementary strategies have been investigated to engineer microvasculature: angiogenesis (the sprouting of existing vessels), vasculogenesis (the coalescence of adult or progenitor cells into vessels), and microfluidics (the vascularization of scaffolds that possess the open geometry of microvascular networks). Over the past several decades, vascularization techniques have grown tremendously in sophistication, from the crude implantation of arteries into myocardial tunnels by Vineberg in the 1940s, to the current use of micropatterning techniques to control the exact shape and placement of vessels within a scaffold. This review provides a broad historical view of methods to engineer the microvasculature, and offers a common framework for organizing and analyzing the numerous studies in this area of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. © 2019 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 9:1155-1212, 2019.
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- Joe Tien
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Boston University, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
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Chicharro-Alcántara D, Rubio-Zaragoza M, Damiá-Giménez E, Carrillo-Poveda JM, Cuervo-Serrato B, Peláez-Gorrea P, Sopena-Juncosa JJ. Platelet Rich Plasma: New Insights for Cutaneous Wound Healing Management. J Funct Biomater 2018; 9:jfb9010010. [PMID: 29346333 PMCID: PMC5872096 DOI: 10.3390/jfb9010010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Revised: 01/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The overall increase of chronic degenerative diseases associated with ageing makes wound care a tremendous socioeconomic burden. Thus, there is a growing need to develop novel wound healing therapies to improve cutaneous wound healing. The use of regenerative therapies is becoming increasingly popular due to the low-invasive procedures needed to apply them. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is gaining interest due to its potential to stimulate and accelerate the wound healing process. The cytokines and growth factors forming PRP play a crucial role in the healing process. This article reviews the emerging field of skin wound regenerative therapies with particular emphasis on PRP and the role of growth factors in the wound healing process.
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- Deborah Chicharro-Alcántara
- Bioregenerative Medicine and Applied Surgery Research Group, Animal Medicine and Surgery Department, Veterinary Faculty, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, 46115 Valencia, Spain.
- García Cugat Foundation for Biomedical Research, 08006 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Bioregenerative Medicine and Applied Surgery Research Group, Animal Medicine and Surgery Department, Veterinary Faculty, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, 46115 Valencia, Spain.
- García Cugat Foundation for Biomedical Research, 08006 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Bioregenerative Medicine and Applied Surgery Research Group, Animal Medicine and Surgery Department, Veterinary Faculty, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, 46115 Valencia, Spain.
- García Cugat Foundation for Biomedical Research, 08006 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Bioregenerative Medicine and Applied Surgery Research Group, Animal Medicine and Surgery Department, Veterinary Faculty, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, 46115 Valencia, Spain.
- García Cugat Foundation for Biomedical Research, 08006 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Bioregenerative Medicine and Applied Surgery Research Group, Animal Medicine and Surgery Department, Veterinary Faculty, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, 46115 Valencia, Spain.
- García Cugat Foundation for Biomedical Research, 08006 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Bioregenerative Medicine and Applied Surgery Research Group, Animal Medicine and Surgery Department, Veterinary Faculty, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, 46115 Valencia, Spain.
- García Cugat Foundation for Biomedical Research, 08006 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Bioregenerative Medicine and Applied Surgery Research Group, Animal Medicine and Surgery Department, Veterinary Faculty, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, 46115 Valencia, Spain.
- García Cugat Foundation for Biomedical Research, 08006 Barcelona, Spain.
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Improvement of Flap Necrosis in a Rat Random Skin Flap Model by In Vivo Electroporation-Mediated HGF Gene Transfer. Plast Reconstr Surg 2017; 139:1116e-1127e. [PMID: 28445365 DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000003259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite great understanding of underlying mechanisms for flap necrosis and advances in surgical techniques, flap necrosis remains a critical issue. In the present study, the authors investigated the efficacy of electroporation-mediated hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) gene delivery to random dorsal skin flaps (McFarlane) to accelerate wound healing and reduce flap necrosis. METHODS Fifteen male Wistar rats (290 to 320 g) were divided randomly into three groups. Group a, the control group (n = 5), underwent surgery and received no gene transfer. Group b received electroporation-mediated HGF gene delivery 24 hours after surgery as a treatment. Group c received electroporation-mediated HGF gene delivery 24 hours before surgery as prophylaxis (n = 5). Planimetry, laser Doppler imaging, and immunohistochemistry were used to assess the efficacy of HGF gene therapy among the groups. RESULTS Electroporation-mediated HGF gene delivery significantly decreased flap necrosis percentage compared with the control group in prophylactic and treatment groups (p = 0.0317 and p = 0.0079, respectively) and significantly increased cutaneous perfusion compared with the control group (p = 0.0317 and p = 0.0159, respectively). Moreover, Spearman rank correlation showed a significant negative correlation between flap necrosis percentage and laser index (p = 0.0213 and r = -0.5964, respectively). Furthermore, significantly higher mean CD31 vessel density was detected in treatment and prophylactic groups (p = 0.0079 and p = 0.0159, respectively). In addition, quantitative image analysis revealed significantly higher HGF protein expression in groups b and c (p = 0.0079 and p = 0.0079, respectively). CONCLUSION These findings suggested in vivo electroporation-mediated HGF gene delivery enhanced viability and vascularity of the ischemic skin flap.
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Seyed Jafari SM, Shafighi M, Beltraminelli H, Weber B, Schmid RA, Geiser T, Gazdhar A, Hunger RE. Efficacy of In Vivo Electroporation-Mediated IL-10 Gene Delivery on Survival of Skin Flaps. J Membr Biol 2017; 251:211-219. [PMID: 28776087 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-017-9974-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Despite advances in understanding the underlying mechanisms of flap necrosis and improvement in surgical techniques, skin flap necrosis after reconstructive surgery remains a crucial issue. We investigated the efficacy of electroporation-mediated IL-10 gene transfer to random skin flap with an aim to accelerate wound healing and improve skin flap survival. Nine male Wistar rats (300-330 g) were divided in two groups (a) control group (n = 5), only surgery no gene transfer, and (b) experimental group, received electroporation-mediated IL-10 gene transfer 24 h before the surgery as prophylaxis (n = 4). Random skin flap (McFarlane) was performed in both groups. Planimetry, Laser Doppler imaging, and immunohistochemistry were used to evaluate the effect of IL-10 gene transfer between study groups at day 7. Electroporation-mediated IL-10 gene transfer decreased percentage of flap necrosis (p value = 0.0159) and increased cutaneous perfusion compared to the control group (p value = 0.0159). In addition, Spearman's rank correlation showed a significant negative correlation between percentage of flap necrosis and Laser Index (p value = 0.0083, r -0.83, respectively). Furthermore, significantly higher mean CD31+ vessel density was detected in the experimental group compared to the control group (p value = 0.0159). Additionally, semi-quantitative image analysis showed lower inflammatory cell count in experimental group compared to control group (p value = 0.0317). In vivo electroporation-mediated IL-10 gene transfer reduced necrosis, enhanced survival and vascularity in the ischemic skin flap.
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- S Morteza Seyed Jafari
- Department of Dermatology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Department of Dermatology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Zhang Y, Xiao LL, Li JX, Liu HW, Li SH, Wu YY, Liao X, Rao CQ. Improved fat transplantation survival by using the conditioned medium of vascular endothelial growth factor transfected human adipose-derived stem cells. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2017; 33:379-384. [DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2017.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Effect of Korean red ginseng extract on flap survival and angiogenesis in rat model. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00238-015-1154-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Composite grafts are suitable for facial reconstruction because of good color matching, low donor-site morbidity, acceptable texture, and easy surgical techniques. However, their use is limited to small defects and by unpredictable survival rates. As platelet-rich plasma contains large numbers of growth factors and has been widely used for tissue regeneration, this study aimed to investigate platelet-rich plasma as an adjuvant to enhance composite graft survival. METHODS Twenty New Zealand White rabbits were used, and chondrocutaneous composite grafts were applied to their ears. The grafts were then returned to their original positions after rotation to block the original circulation from the base of the graft. Each of the individual ears was assigned randomly into one of two groups: experimental (n=20; platelet-rich plasma group) or control (n=20; control group). The surrounding skin of the composite graft was injected with either 1.0 ml of platelet-rich plasma derived from autologous whole blood in the platelet-rich plasma group or normal saline in the control group. Graft survival, cutaneous blood flow, CD31-stained vessels, and vascular endothelial growth factor protein levels were examined. RESULTS Twelve days after surgery, graft viability in the platelet-rich plasma group was higher than in the control group. Blood perfusion was also higher in the platelet-rich plasma group. Compared with the control group, the number of CD31 blood vessels and vascular endothelial growth factor expression levels were significantly increased in the platelet-rich plasma group. CONCLUSIONS The authors' results suggest that platelet-rich plasma restores the perfusion of composite grafts by enhancing revascularization and may exert therapeutic effects on the survival of composite grafts.
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Locally injected autologous platelet-rich plasma enhanced tissue perfusion and improved survival of long subdermal plexus skin flaps in dogs. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2014; 27:379-86. [PMID: 25088504 DOI: 10.3415/vcot-14-02-0030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Distal flap necrosis remains a major complication in subdermal plexus (random) skin flaps. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has been shown to improve the survival of ischemic random skin flaps in rats. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of locally injected autologous PRP on the survival of long (5:1 length-to-width ratio) subdermal plexus skin flaps in dogs. METHODS A 2x10 cm subdermal plexus skin flap was created bilaterally on the abdominal wall of six Beagle dogs. One randomly selected side received 2.5 ml of fresh auto-logous PRP injected evenly between sutures underneath the flap, whereas the other side was left untreated (control). Skin flap survival was evaluated macroscopically, histologically and by laser-Doppler flowmetry measurements of tissue perfusion. RESULTS Flap percentage survival on day 10 (96.3% versus 74.5%; p = 0.046) and tissue perfusion (p <0.036) were significantly higher in PRP-treated flaps compared with controls. Histologically, there was less oedema in PRP-treated flaps compared to controls (p = 0.01), whereas collagen production and angiogenesis did not differ significantly between the two groups. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE The use of locally injected autologous PRP increases tissue perfusion and improves the survival of long subdermal plexus skin flaps in dogs.
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Songur MK, Akdemir O, Lineaweaver WC, Cavusoglu T, Ozsarac M, Aktug H, Songur E, Tiftikcioglu YO. Comparison of skin effects of immediate treatment modalities in experimentally induced hydrofluoric acid skin burns. Int Wound J 2014; 12:716-23. [PMID: 24618130 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2013] [Revised: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Hydrofluoric acid (HF) burns cause immediate damage and painful long-term sequellae. Traditionally, chelating agents have been used as the initial treatment for such burns. We have introduced epidermal growth factor (EGF) into an HF model to compare EGF with Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) treatments; 40 Sprague Dawley rats were divided into five groups. Each rat suffered a 6 × 4 cm(2) burn induced by 40% HF. Group 1 had no treatment, group 2 had saline injected beneath the burn, group 3 received magnesium sulphate injections, group 4 received calcium gluconate and group 5 received EGF. Specimens were evaluated via planimetry and biopsy at intervals of 4, 8, 24 and 72 hours. Fluid losses were significantly less in the Mg(2+) and EGF groups. The EGF group had the smallest burn area, least oedema, least polymorphonuclear granulocyte (PMN) infiltration, most angiogenesis and highest fibroblast proliferation of any group (P < 0·005). EGF limited HF damage morphologically and histologically more effectively than Ca(2+) or Mg(2+). This finding indicates that HF treatment via growth factors may be an improvement over chelation therapy.
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- Meltem K Songur
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department Of Plastic, Reconstructive And Aesthetic Surgery, Joseph M. Still Burn and Reconstructive Center, Brandon, MS, USA
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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Tobalem M, Wettstein R, Pittet-Cuénod B, Vigato E, Machens HG, Lohmeyer JA, Rezaeian F, Harder Y. Local shockwave-induced capillary recruitment improves survival of musculocutaneous flaps. J Surg Res 2013; 184:1196-204. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.03.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Revised: 02/26/2013] [Accepted: 03/13/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Vourtsis SA, Papalois AE, Agrogiannis GD, Spyriounis PK, Patsouris E, Ionac M. Improvement of a long random skin flap survival by application of vascular endothelial growth factor in various ways of local administration in a rat model. Indian J Plast Surg 2012; 45:102-8. [PMID: 22754163 PMCID: PMC3385372 DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.96596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Background: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a heparin-binding glycoprotein which plays a significant role in angiogenesis and vascular permeability. The effect of various ways of local administration of VEGF on random skin flap survival was studied, using flaps with a relatively high length (L) to width (W) ratio (5:1). Materials and Methods: An 1.5 × 7.5 cm dorsal skin flap with the pedicle orientated, centered, and remaining attached between the lower angles of the scapulae was elevated in 45 Wistar rats in different phases, depending on the group. Rats were divided in five groups of nine. In group A, injections of saline were administered, in equally divided spaces, into flap's fascia and transposed to a created skin defect. In group B, injections of VEGF were applied subdermally, in equally divided spaces, within the limits of a predesigned flap, a week prior to flap dissection and transposition. In group C, injections of VEGF were applied into a recipient bed's fascia just before flap raising and transposition. In group D, injections of VEGF were applied subdermally, only in the distal third of the flap and then the flap was transposed to a recipient area. Finally, in group E, injections of VEGF were applied in the flap intrafascially and in equally divided spaces and then again, the flap was transposed to a recipient area. A week after final flap raising and positioning, rats were euthanatised and flaps were excised. Specimens were photographed, measured, put in formalin 10% and were sent for histological and image analysis. Results: Mean flap survival percentage was 35.4% in group A, and 33.7% in group B. In groups C and D, the mean survival area was 56.3% and 80.4%, respectively. In group E, the mean flap survival percentage was 28.3%. Histological analysis demonstrated increased angiogenesis in groups C and D. Conclusions: VEGF application improved skin flap survival when injected subdermally in the distal third of a random skin flap or into the fascia of a recipient area even though the length-to-width ratio was high.
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- Spyridon A Vourtsis
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 401 Military Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Mirabella T, Hartinger J, Lorandi C, Gentili C, van Griensven M, Cancedda R. Proangiogenic Soluble Factors from Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells Mediate the Recruitment of Endothelial Progenitors in a Model of Ischemic Fasciocutaneous Flap. Stem Cells Dev 2012; 21:2179-88. [DOI: 10.1089/scd.2011.0639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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- Teodelinda Mirabella
- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
- AOU San Martino—IST National Institute for Cancer Research, Genova, Italy
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, AUVA Research Centre, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Materials Engineering and Industrial Technologies, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
- AOU San Martino—IST National Institute for Cancer Research, Genova, Italy
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, AUVA Research Centre, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
- AOU San Martino—IST National Institute for Cancer Research, Genova, Italy
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Gao W, Qiao X, Ma S, Cui L. Adipose-derived stem cells accelerate neovascularization in ischaemic diabetic skin flap via expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α. J Cell Mol Med 2012; 15:2575-85. [PMID: 21435171 PMCID: PMC4373426 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2011.01313.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Skin flaps are frequently performed for diabetic patients in spite of countless detrimental effects of diabetes on flap survival, most of which may result from a defective response of the tissues to low oxygen tension. In this study, the authors explored the feasibility of applying human adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) to increase the viability of random-patterned skin flaps in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. ASCs were isolated from the fresh human lipoaspirates and expanded ex vivo for three passages. After the elevation of caudally based random-patterned skin flaps (3 cm long and 1 cm wide), ASCs suspensions were then injected into the flap (group A). Media containing no ASCs were similarly injected as a control (group B), although nothing was injected into the flap base of mice in control group C. Flap assessments were carried out at post-operative day 7 for evaluation of flap viability. The flap survival rate of group A was significantly higher than those of groups B and C, whereas no difference was observed between groups B and C. Histological examination also demonstrated a statistically significant increase in capillary density in group A over both groups B and C. Furthermore, it was found that ASCs not only augmented the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) in flap tissues from dermis of diabetes mice, but also promoted their expression in dermal fibroblasts from diabetic mice. Thus, ASCs could enhance the survival of random-patterned skin flaps in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice via elevated expression of HIF-1α.
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- Weicheng Gao
- Department of Plastic Surgery, 1st Teaching Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, China
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Effects of taurine on reperfusion injury. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2011; 64:921-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2010.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2010] [Revised: 10/09/2010] [Accepted: 12/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mueller CK, Thorwarth MW, Schultze-Mosgau S. Angiogenic Gene-Modified Fibroblasts for Induction of Localized Angiogenesis. J Surg Res 2010; 160:340-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2008] [Revised: 11/23/2008] [Accepted: 12/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Holzbach T, Neshkova I, Vlaskou D, Konerding MA, Gansbacher B, Biemer E, Giunta RE. Searching for the right timing of surgical delay: angiogenesis, vascular endothelial growth factor and perfusion changes in a skin-flap model. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2009; 62:1534-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2007] [Revised: 05/06/2008] [Accepted: 05/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kim TK, Oh EJ, Chung JY, Park JW, Cho BC, Chung HY. The effects of botulinum toxin A on the survival of a random cutaneous flap. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2009; 62:906-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.12.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2007] [Revised: 09/18/2007] [Accepted: 12/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Akhavani MA, Sivakumar B, Paleolog EM, Kang N. Angiogenesis and plastic surgery. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2008; 61:1425-37. [PMID: 18835232 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.05.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2008] [Revised: 03/27/2008] [Accepted: 05/29/2008] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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SUMMARY Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from an existing vascular bed, is a normal physiological process which also underpins many--apparently unrelated--pathological states. It is an integral factor in determining the success or failure of many procedures in plastic and reconstructive surgery. As a result, the ability to control the process would be of great therapeutic benefit. To appreciate the potential benefits and limitations of recent advances in our understanding of angiogenesis, it is important to comprehend the basic physiology of blood vessel formation. This review aims to summarise current knowledge of the way in which angiogenesis is controlled and to look at how disordered vessel development results in pathology relevant to plastic surgery. Through this we hope to provide a comprehensive overview of the recent advances in angiogenesis as they relate to plastic surgery, particularly the promotion of flap survival, tendon healing, nerve regeneration, fracture healing and ulcer treatments.
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Mesenchymal stem cells transduced by vascular endothelial growth factor gene for ischemic random skin flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg 2008; 121:59-69. [PMID: 18176206 DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000293877.84531.5a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays an important role in inducing angiogenesis. Mesenchymal stem cells may have the potential for differentiation into several types of cells, including vascular endothelial cells. In this study, the authors explored the feasibility of applying mesenchymal stem cells transduced by the VEGF gene to the treatment of ischemic random skin flaps. METHODS Mesenchymal stem cells were isolated from Sprague-Dawley rat bone marrow and cultured in vitro. Plasmid pcDNA3.1(-)/VEGF165 containing the VEGF gene was transduced into the mesenchymal stem cells by liposome. The mesenchymal stem cells were stained with chloromethyl-1-1'-dioctadecyl-3,3,3',3'-tetramethylindocarbocyanineperchlorate before the transplantation. Thirty rats were randomized into three groups. Groups A, B, and C were injected with mesenchymal stem cells transduced with pcDNA3.1(-)/VEGF165 plasmid, mesenchymal stem cells, and medium only, respectively. On the fourth day after injection, random dorsal skin flaps measuring 9 x 2 cm were elevated. The survival, neovascularization, and blood flow recovery of the flaps were detected. RESULTS VEGF-transduced mesenchymal stem cells expressed VEGF highly in vitro and in vivo. Transplanted mesenchymal stem cells survived and incorporated into the capillary networks in the ischemic rat flaps. The viability measurements showed an increased percentage flap survival in group A (83.1 +/- 2.6 percent) as compared with either group B (66.4 +/- 6.1 percent) or group C (51.5 +/- 7.5 percent) (p < 0.01). The capillary density and the blood perfusion of the flaps in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the other two groups (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION VEGF-transduced mesenchymal stem cells can increase ischemic flap neovascularization and augment the surviving areas.
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Retzepi M, Tonetti M, Donos N. Comparison of gingival blood flow during healing of simplified papilla preservation and modified Widman flap surgery: a clinical trial using laser Doppler flowmetry. J Clin Periodontol 2007; 34:903-11. [PMID: 17850609 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051x.2007.01119.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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AIM This prospective randomized-controlled clinical trial compared the gingival blood flow responses following simplified papilla preservation (test) versus modified Widman flap (control). MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty contra-lateral upper sites with pocket depth > or = 5 mm after initial treatment in 10 chronic periodontitis patients were randomly assigned to either test or control treatment, using a split-mouth design. Laser Doppler flowmetry recordings were performed pre-operatively, following anaesthesia, immediately post-operatively and on days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 15, 30 and 60, at nine selected sites per flap. RESULTS Significant ischaemia was observed at all sites following anaesthesia and immediately post-operatively. At the mucosal flap basis, a peak hyperaemic response was observed on day 1, which tended to resolve by day 4 at the test sites, but persisted until day 7 at the control sites. The buccal and palatal papillae blood perfusion presented the maximum increase on day 7 in both groups and returned to baseline by day 15. Both surgical modalities yielded significant pocket depth reduction, recession increase and clinical attachment gain. CONCLUSIONS Periodontal access flaps represent an ischaemia-reperfusion flap model. The simplified papilla preservation flap may be associated with faster recovery of the gingival blood flow post-operatively compared with the modified Widman flap.
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- M Retzepi
- Periodontology Unit, Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, London, UK
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Lasso J, Del Río M, García M, Martínez Calleja V, Nava P, Muñoz-Fernández M, Pérez Cano R. Improving flap survival by transplantation of a VEGF-secreting endothelised scaffold during distal pedicle flap creation. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2007; 60:279-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2006] [Accepted: 04/05/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Aller MA, Arias JL, Arias JI, Sánchez-Patán F, Arias J. The inflammatory response recapitulates phylogeny through trophic mechanisms to the injured tissue. Med Hypotheses 2006; 68:202-9. [PMID: 16963191 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2006] [Revised: 06/16/2006] [Accepted: 07/05/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The post-traumatic local acute inflammatory response is described as a succession of three functional phases of possible trophic significance: 1. Nervous or immediate (ischemia-reperfusion); 2. Immune or intermediate (infiltration by inflammatory and bacterial cells) and 3. Endocrine or late (angiogenesis with regeneration and/or cicatrization). Each of these phases emphasizes the trophic role of the mechanisms in the damaged tissue. Hence, the nervous phase is predominated by nutrition by diffusion; in the immune phase trophism is mediated by inflammatory cells and bacteria and, finally, in the endocrine phase, the blood circulation and oxidative metabolism play the most significant nutritive role. Since these trophic mechanisms are of increasing complexity, progressing from anoxia to total specialization in the use of oxygen to obtain usable energy, it could be speculated that they represent the successive reappearance of the stages that take place during the evolution of life on Earth, from ancient times without oxygen. In this sense, the inflammatory response could recapitulate phylogeny through the successive expression of pathophysiologic mechanisms that have a trophic meaning to the injured tissue.
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- M A Aller
- Surgery Department, School of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
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Fromes Y, Liu JM, Kovacevic M, Bignon J, Wdzieczak-Bakala J. The tetrapeptide acetyl-serine-aspartyl-lysine-proline improves skin flap survival and accelerates wound healing. Wound Repair Regen 2006; 14:306-12. [PMID: 16808809 DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2006.00125.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The tetrapeptide acetyl-serine-aspartyl-lysine-proline (AcSDKP) has recently been recognized as a potent angiogenic factor. Given the importance of vascular blood supply in the process of tissue repair we have investigated the ability of AcSDKP to contribute to the repair of cutaneous injuries by using dorsal and abdominal skin flap models. Postoperative subdermal AcSDKP injections (5 microg/kg/injection twice a day for 3 days following flap elevation) prevented marginally perfused areas from undergoing necrosis. Mean skin survival area of abdominal and dorsal flaps ranged, respectively, from 50.9+/-19.3 and 53.4+/-4.2% in the control groups to 66.4+/-7.5 and 74.7+/-6.6% in AcSDKP-treated groups. Furthermore, in an ex vivo assay, AcSDKP applied locally to skin explants at doses from 10(-8) to 10(-5) M improved survival of the explanted skin exposed to UVB irradiation at 10 J/cm2. Increased reepithelialization, as well as higher levels of expression of basal keratin 14 and increased expression of fibronectin was observed after topical application of AcSDKP. These data provide experimental evidence that AcSDKP can improve the viability of ischemic skin flaps in the rat by promoting angiogenesis. Moreover, it enhances wound healing of injured avascular skin explants. Thus, these findings identify AcSDKP as a new tissue-repair agent and suggest its potential clinical use for the management of skin wounds.
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- Yves Fromes
- Institut de Myologie, INSERM U582, Paris, France.
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Zhang F, Brooks D, Chen W, Mustain W, Chen MB, Lineaweaver WC. Improvement of Venous Flap Survival by Application of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in a Rat Model. Ann Plast Surg 2006; 56:670-3. [PMID: 16721083 DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000203998.37851.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the venous flap and the effect of exogenous VEGF on survival of the venous flap were studied in rats. A 4- x 4-cm groin type 2 venous skin flap was used in the study. In part 1, biopsies were taken from the flap at 0, 6, 12, 24, and 48 hours after the flaps were raised. VEGF gene expression was measured. In part 2, exogenous VEGF (1 microg/mL) was injected subdermally into the flaps in 10 rats before the flaps were replaced. Flaps that received a saline injection were used as the control. Skin paddle survival was measured on postoperative day 7. The results showed that VEGF expression was significantly increased at 24 and 48 hours after venous flap elevation (P < 0.05). Injection of exogenous VEGF to the flap significantly improved survival of the flap (73% of the flap) when compared with the control, which had a 39% mean percent survival (P < 0.05). We conclude that VEGF expression was increased in the venous flap. Administration of exogenous VEGF significantly improved survival of the venous flap.
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- Feng Zhang
- Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
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C Lineaweaver W. Promotion. Microsurgery 2005; 25:363-4. [PMID: 16049969 DOI: 10.1002/micr.20166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Harder Y, Amon M, Georgi M, Banic A, Erni D, Menger MD. Evolution of a “falx lunatica” in demarcation of critically ischemic myocutaneous tissue. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2005; 288:H1224-32. [PMID: 15513962 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00640.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Using intravital microscopy in a chronic in vivo mouse model, we studied the demarcation of myocutaneous flaps and evaluated microvascular determinants for tissue survival and necrosis. Chronic ischemia resulted in a transition zone, characterized by a red fringe and a distally adjacent white falx, which defined the demarcation by dividing the proximally normal from the distally necrotic tissue. Tissue survival in the red zone was determined by hyperemia, as indicated by recovery of the transiently reduced functional capillary density, and capillary remodeling, including dilation, hyperperfusion, and increased tortuosity. Angiogenesis and neovascularization were not observed over the 10-day observation period. The white rim distal to the red zone, appearing as “falx lunatica,” showed a progressive decrease of functional capillary density similar to that of the necrotic distal area but without desiccation, and thus transparency, of the tissue. Development of the distinct zones of the critically ischemic tissue could be predicted by partial tissue oxygen tension (Pt[Formula: see text]) analysis by the time of flap elevation. The falx lunatica evolved at a Pt[Formula: see text] between 6.2 ± 1.3 and 3.8 ± 0.7 mmHg, whereas tissue necrosis developed at <3.8 ± 0.7 mmHg. Histological analysis within the falx lunatica revealed interstitial edema formation and muscle fiber nuclear rarefaction but an absence of necrosis. We have thus demonstrated that ischemia-induced necrosis does not demarcate sharply from normal tissue but develops beside a fringe of tissue with capillary remodeling an adjacent falx lunatica that survives despite nutritive capillary perfusion failure, probably by direct oxygen diffusion.
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- Yves Harder
- Institute for Clinical and Experimental Surgery, University of Saarland, D-66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany.
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Gurunluoglu R, Meirer R, Shafighi M, Huemer GM, Yilmaz B, Piza-Katzer H. Gene therapy with adenovirus-mediated VEGF enhances skin flap prefabrication. Microsurgery 2005; 25:433-41. [PMID: 16032725 DOI: 10.1002/micr.20142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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We investigated the feasibility in rats of enhancing skin-flap prefabrication with subdermal injections of adenovirus-encoding vascular endothelial growth factor (Ad-VEGF). The left saphenous vascular pedicle was used as a source for vascular induction. A peninsular abdominal flap (8 x 8 cm) was elevated as distally based, keeping the epigastric vessels intact on both sides. After the vascular pedicle was tacked underneath the abdominal flap, 34 rats were randomly divided into three groups according to treatment protocol. The implantation site around the pedicle was injected with Ad-VEGF in group I (n = 10), with adenovirus-encoding green fluorescent protein (Ad-GFP) in control group I (n = 14), and with saline in control group II (n = 10). All injections were given subdermally at four points around the implanted vessel by an individual blinded to the treatment protocol. The peninsular flap was sutured in its place, and 4 weeks later, an abdominal island flap based solely on the implanted vessels was elevated. The prefabricated island flap was sutured back, and flap viability was evaluated on day 7. Skin specimens were stained with hematoxylin and eosin for histological evaluation. In two rats from each group, microangiography was performed to visualize the vascularity of the prefabricated flaps. There was a significant increase in survival of prefabricated flaps in the Ad-VEGF group compared to the control groups: Ad-VEGF, 88.9 +/- 6.1% vs. Ad-GFP, 65.6 +/- 9.4% (P < 0.05) and saline, 56.0 +/- 3.4% (P < 0.05). Sections from four prefabricated flaps treated with Ad-GFP revealed multiple sites of shiny deposits of green fluorescent protein around the area of local administration 1 day and 3 weeks after gene therapy. Histological examination done under high-power magnification (x400) with a light microscope revealed increased vascularity and mild inflammation surrounding the implanted vessel in all groups. However, we were unable to demonstrate any significant quantitative difference with respect to vascularity and inflammatory infiltrates in prefabricated flaps treated with Ad-VEGF compared with controls. Microangiographic studies showed increased vascularity around the implanted pedicle, which was similar in all groups. However, vascularization was distributed in a larger area in the prefabricated flaps treated with Ad-VEGF. In this study, the authors demonstrated that adenovirus-mediated VEGF gene therapy increased the survival of prefabricated flaps, suggesting that it may allow prefabrication of larger flaps and have the potential to reduce the time required for flap maturation.
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- Raffi Gurunluoglu
- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Acibadem Hospital, Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey.
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