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Photo-Crosslinked Hyaluronic Acid/Carboxymethyl Cellulose Composite Hydrogel as a Dural Substitute to Prevent Post-Surgical Adhesion. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23116177. [PMID: 35682853 PMCID: PMC9181059 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23116177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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A dural substitute is frequently used to repair dura mater during neurosurgical procedures. Although autologous or commercially available dural substitutes matched most of the requirements; difficulties during dural repair, including insufficient space for suturing, insufficient mechanical strength, easy tear and cerebrospinal fluid leakage, represent major challenges. To meet this need, a photo-crosslinked hydrogel was developed as a dural substitute/anti-adhesion barrier in this study, which can show sol-to-gel phase transition in situ upon short-time exposure to visible light. For this purpose, hyaluronic acid (HA) and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), materials used in abdominal surgery for anti-adhesion purposes, were reacted separately with glycidyl methacrylate to form hyaluronic acid methacrylate (HAMA) and carboxymethyl cellulose methacrylate (CMCMA). The HA/CMC (HC) hydrogels with different HA compositions could be prepared by photo-crosslinking HAMA and CMCMA with a 400 nm light source using lithium phenyl-2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylphosphinate as a photo-initiator. From studies of physico-chemical and biological properties of HC composite hydrogels, they are bio-compatible, bio-degradable and mechanically robust, to be suitable as a dural substitute. By drastically reducing attachment and penetration of adhesion-forming fibroblasts in vitro, the HC hydrogel can also act as an anti-adhesion barrier to prevent adhesion formation after dural repair. From in vivo study in rabbits, the HC hydrogel can repair dural defects as well as protect the dura from post-operative adhesion, endorsing the possible application of this hydrogel as a novel dural substitute.
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Lee WK, Park YH, Choi S, Lee WS. Is liquid-based hyaluronic acid equivalent to sodium hyaluronate-based bioresorbable membrane to reduce small bowel obstruction in patients undergoing colorectal surgery. Asian J Surg 2019; 42:443-449. [DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2018.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Revised: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Ntourakis D, Katsimpoulas M, Tanoglidi A, Barbatis C, Karayannacos PE, Sergentanis TN, Kostomitsopoulos N, Machairas A. Adhesions and Healing of Intestinal Anastomoses. Surg Innov 2016; 23:266-276. [PMID: 26474604 DOI: 10.1177/1553350615610653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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Background. Postoperative adhesions are the result of aberrant peritoneal healing. As they are the leading cause of postoperative bowel obstruction, anti-adherence barriers are advocated for their prevention. This study looks into the effect of these biomaterials on the healing of intestinal anastomoses. Materials and Methods. Thirty-three New Zealand White rabbits underwent laparotomy, transection of the terminal ileum, and creation of an end-to-end anastomosis. Animals were randomized into 3 groups: the Control group (n = 11); the Icodextrin group, receiving icodextrin 4% intraperitonealy (n = 11); and the HA/CMC group, having the anastomosis wrapped with a hyaluronic acid/carboxymethylcellulose film (n = 11). All animals were sacrificed on the seventh postoperative day. Macroscopic adhesions were graded and anastomotic strength was tested by the burst pressure. Histological healing was assessed in a semiquantitative way for the presence of ulceration, reepithelization, granulation tissue, inflammation, eosinophilic infiltration, serosal inflammation, and microscopic adhesions. Univariate and multivariate analysis was used. Results are given as medians with interquartile range. Results. The median adhesion scores were the following: Control 1 (0-3), Icodextrin 0 (0-1), HA/CMC 0 (0-0), P = .017. The burst pressure did not differ between the groups; however, all except one bowel segments tested burst away from the anastomosis. The macroscopic and histological anastomotic healing was comparable in all 3 groups. A poor histological anastomotic healing score was associated with a higher adhesion grade (odds ratio = 1.92; 95% confidence interval = 1.06-3.47; P = .032). Conclusion. Adhesion formation was inhibited by the materials tested without direct detrimental effects on anastomotic healing. Poor anastomotic healing provokes adhesions even in the presence of anti-adhesion barriers.
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- Dimitrios Ntourakis
- Foundation of Biomedical Research, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Hellenic Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Third surgical department, Attiko Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Third surgical department, Attiko Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Hu J, Fan D, Lin X, Wu X, He X, He X, Wu X, Lan P. Safety and Efficacy of Sodium Hyaluronate Gel and Chitosan in Preventing Postoperative Peristomal Adhesions After Defunctioning Enterostomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trials. Medicine (Baltimore) 2015; 94:e2354. [PMID: 26705233 PMCID: PMC4697999 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000002354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Peristomal adhesions complicate closure of defunctioning enterostomy. The efficacy and safety of sodium hyaluronate gel and chitosan in preventing postoperative adhesion have not been extensively studied. This study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of sodium hyaluronate gel and chitosan in the prevention of postoperative peristomal adhesions.This was a prospective randomized controlled study. One hundred and fourteen patients undergoing defunctioning enterostomy were enrolled. Patients were randomly assigned to receive sodium hyaluronate gel (SHG group) or chitosan (CH group) or no antiadhesion treatment (CON group) during defunctioning enterostomy. The safety outcomes included toxicities, stoma-related complications, and short-term and long-term postoperative complications. Eighty-seven (76.3%) of the 114 patients received closure of enterostomy, during which occurrence and severity of intra-abdominal adhesions were visually assessed by a blinded assessor.Incidence of adhesion appears to be lower in patients received sodium hyaluronate gel or chitosan but differences did not reach a significant level (SHG group vs CH group vs CON group: 62.1% vs 62.1% vs 82.8%, P = 0.15). Compared with the CON group, severity of postoperative adhesion was significantly decreased in the SHG and CH group (SHG group vs CH group vs CON group: 31.0% vs 27.6% vs 62.1%; P = 0.01). There was no significant difference in the occurrence of postoperative complications and other safety outcomes among the 3 groups.Sodium hyaluronate gel or chitosan smeared around the limbs of a defunctioning enterostomy was safe and effective in the prevention of postoperative peristomal adhesions.
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- Jiancong Hu
- From the Department of Colorectal Surgery (JH, DF, XL, XW, XH, XH, XW, PL); the Department of Digestive Endoscopy (DF, XL); Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (JH, DF, XL, XW, XH, XH, XW, PL); and Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (JH, DF, XL, XW, XH, XH, XW, PL)
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Chaturvedi AA, Lomme RMLM, Hendriks T, van Goor H. Ultrapure alginate anti-adhesion gel does not impair colon anastomotic strength. J Surg Res 2014; 192:432-9. [PMID: 24980857 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.05.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2013] [Revised: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 05/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ultrapure alginate gel is promising in terms of adhesion prevention. Because anti-adhesive barriers have been shown to disturb healing of bowel anastomoses, the effect of ultrapure alginate gel on the repair of colon anastomoses was studied. MATERIALS AND METHODS In 102 male Wistar rats, a 0.5-cm segment was resected from the descending colon and continuity was restored by an inverted single-layer end-to-end anastomosis. Animals were randomized into a control, an alginate gel, and a sodium hyaluronate carboxymethyl cellulose film group, each n = 34. Half of each group was sacrificed at day 3 and 7 postoperatively. Anastomotic strength was assessed by measuring both bursting pressure and breaking strength. Hydroxyproline content was measured and histologic analysis was performed. The incidence of adhesion and abscess formation was scored at sacrifice. RESULTS No difference in either anastomotic-bursting pressure or breaking strength was found between experimental groups and the controls at any time point. Both the incidence of adhesion formation (35% versus 71%, P = 0.007) and the adhesion score (0.38 versus 0.79, P = 0.009) were significantly lower in the alginate gel group than in the controls. The abscess rate was higher (46% versus 18%, P = 0.030) in the hyaluronate carboxymethyl cellulose group than in the controls and unchanged in the alginate gel group. CONCLUSIONS While reducing adhesion formation, ultrapure alginate gel does not interfere with the development of colonic anastomotic strength during the crucial early healing period.
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- Ankit A Chaturvedi
- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; European Medical Contract Manufacturing B.V, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Kodama Y, Horishita M, Fumoto S, Mine T, Miyamoto H, Yoshikawa N, Hirata H, Sasaki H, Nakamura J, Nishida K. Effect of viscous additives on the absorption and hepatic disposition of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) after application to liver surface in rats. J Pharm Pharmacol 2012; 64:1438-44. [PMID: 22943174 DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.2012.01514.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Objectives The aim was to study the effect of viscous additives on the absorption and hepatic disposition of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) after application to the liver surface in rats. Methods 5-FU solution with or without viscous additives was applied to the rat liver surface with a cylindrical diffusion cell. Then, blood and the remaining solution in the diffusion cell were collected at selected times, followed by excision of the liver. The excised liver was divided into three sites and assayed for 5-FU content. Key findings The absorption rate of 5-FU from the liver surface was decreased in the presence of carboxymethylcellulose sodium (CMC-Na) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as compared with the control. The k(a) values of PVA 15% and CMC-Na 1% were reduced to about 80 and 67% of the control. The maximum plasma concentration of 5-FU was decreased by incorporation of viscous additives. The 5-FU concentration at the diffusion cell attachment site of the liver (site 1) plateaued at 180 min in the absence of viscous additives. On the other hand, the concentration of 5-FU at site 1 increased in a time-dependent manner until 360 min in the presence of viscous additives. Conclusion Viscous additives might be useful for retaining drugs at their application site and controlling the rate of absorption from the liver surface.
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- Yukinobu Kodama
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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Chu DI, Lim R, Heydrick S, Gainsbury ML, Abdou R, D’Addese L, Reed KL, Stucchi AF, Becker JM. N-acetyl-l-cysteine decreases intra-abdominal adhesion formation through the upregulation of peritoneal fibrinolytic activity and antioxidant defenses. Surgery 2011; 149:801-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2011.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2010] [Accepted: 02/17/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The efficacy of a hyaluronate-carboxymethylcellulose bioresorbable membrane that reduces postoperative adhesions is increased by the intra-operative co-administration of a neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist in a rat model. Surgery 2010; 148:991-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2010.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2009] [Accepted: 01/21/2010] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Spontaneous patterning and nanoparticle encapsulation in carboxymethylcellulose/alginate/dextran hydrogels and sponges. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2009.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Reed KL, Stucchi AF, Leeman SE, Becker JM. Inhibitory Effects of a Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonist on Postoperative Peritoneal Adhesion Formation. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2008; 1144:116-26. [DOI: 10.1196/annals.1418.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Cohen PA, Aarons CB, Gower AC, Stucchi AF, Leeman SE, Becker JM, Reed KL. The effectiveness of a single intraperitoneal infusion of a neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist in reducing postoperative adhesion formation is time dependent. Surgery 2007; 141:368-75. [PMID: 17349849 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2006.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2006] [Revised: 08/30/2006] [Accepted: 09/30/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Current methods to prevent intraabdominal adhesions are not uniformly effective. We recently showed in rats that a neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R) antagonist is capable of reducing adhesion formation. To determine the clinical feasibility of using an NK-1R antagonist to reduce adhesions, this study examined the time dependence for the effectiveness of NK-1R antagonist administration and its effects on wound healing. METHODS Adhesions were surgically induced in rats receiving a single intraperitoneal infusion of the NK-1R antagonist, CJ-12,255, during or 1, 5, 12, or 24 hours after surgery. Adhesion formation was assessed 7 days later. In a subset of animals, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) activity, which is a measure of peritoneal fibrinolytic activity, was determined in peritoneal fluid 24 hours after surgery (48 hours for animals infused at 24 hours). The tPA activity was also determined in nonoperated animals 24 hours after peritoneal injection of the NK-1R antagonist. Colonic burst pressures were measured 7 days after creation of anastomoses in rats that were administered the antagonist at surgery. RESULTS The NK-1R antagonist significantly reduced (P=.003) intraabdominal adhesions when administered during or 1 hour after surgery, only moderately reduced (P=.08) adhesions when administered at 5 hours, and had no effect at 12 or 24 hours. Peritoneal tPA activity was significantly increased (P<.05) in peritoneal fluid 24 hours after administration of the NK-1R antagonist regardless of the surgical procedure. The NK-1R antagonist did not alter colonic anastomotic healing. CONCLUSIONS These data show that some of the events critical to adhesion formation occur within the first 5 hours following an abdominal operation in this model. The fact that the NK-1R antagonist does not impair colonic anastomotic healing enhances its usefulness as a therapeutic agent to inhibit adhesion formation.
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- Philip A Cohen
- Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Aarons CB, Cohen PA, Gower A, Reed KL, Leeman SE, Stucchi AF, Becker JM. Statins (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) decrease postoperative adhesions by increasing peritoneal fibrinolytic activity. Ann Surg 2007; 245:176-84. [PMID: 17245169 PMCID: PMC1876993 DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000236627.07927.7c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to determine if statins reduce adhesion formation in vivo and to identify the mechanism of action in vitro. BACKGROUND : Intraperitoneal adhesions develop in up to 95% of patients following laparotomy. Adhesions are reduced by mechanisms that up-regulate fibrinolysis within the peritoneum. Statins promote fibrinolysis in the cardiovascular system and may play a role in the prevention of adhesions. METHODS Adhesions were induced in rats (n = 102) using our previously described ischemic button model. Rats received vehicle (controls), lovastatin (30 mg/kg), or atorvastatin (30 mg/kg) as a single intraperitoneal dose at the time of laparotomy. Animals were killed and adhesions were quantified at day 7. Peritoneal fluid and tissue were collected at day 1 to measure tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) by real-time PCR and ELISA. To assess the effects of statins on wound healing, burst pressures were measured in anastomoses of the colon. The effects of lovastatin on tPA and PAI-1 production were measured in vitro in human mesothelial cells (HMC) in the presence or absence of mevalonate (MVA), geranylgeranyl-pyrophosphate (GGPP) and farnesyl-pyrophosphate (FPP), all intermediates in the cholesterol pathway downstream of HMG-CoA. The effect of a Rho protein inhibitor, exoenzyme C3 transferase, on tPA production was also determined. RESULTS Lovastatin and atorvastatin reduced adhesion formation by 26% and 58%, respectively (P < 0.05), without affecting anastomotic burst pressure. At 24 hours, tPA mRNA levels in peritoneal tissue and tPA activity in peritoneal fluid from lovastatin-treated animals were increased by 57% and 379%, respectively (P < 0.05), while PAI-1 levels were unchanged. HMC incubated with either lovastatin or atorvastatin showed concentration-dependent increases in tPA production and decreases in PAI-1 production (P < 0.05). These lovastatin-induced changes in tPA and PAI-1 production were significantly reversed by the addition of MVA, GGPP, and FPP. The Rho protein inhibitor increased tPA production and rescued tPA production from the inhibitory effect of GGPP. CONCLUSION These data suggest that statins administered within the peritoneum can up-regulate local fibrinolysis, while the in vitro studies show that this effect may be mediated, in part, by intermediates of the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway that regulate Rho protein signaling.
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- Cary B Aarons
- Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston 02118, USA
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