Construction of PRP-containing nanofibrous scaffolds for controlled release and their application to cartilage regeneration

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 581-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Liu ◽  
Huarong Nie ◽  
Zhengliang Xu ◽  
Fei Guo ◽  
Shangchun Guo ◽  
...  

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has been widely used for decades in the clinic, since an abundance of growth factors can be released when it is activated.

Marine Drugs ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu ◽  
Chang ◽  
Tsai ◽  
Chen ◽  
Chen ◽  
...  

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is rich in growth factors and has commonly been utilized in the repair and regeneration of damaged articular cartilage. However, the major drawbacks of direct PRP injection are unstable biological fixation and fast or burst release of growth factors. Fucoidan is a heparinoid compound that can bind growth factors to control their release rate. Furthermore, fucoidan can reduce arthritis through suppressing inflammatory responses and thus it has been reported to prevent the progression of osteoarthritis, promote bone regeneration and accelerate healing of cartilage injury. Injectable hydrogels can be used to deliver cells and growth factors for an alternative, less invasive treatment of cartilage defects. In this study, hyaluronic acid (HA) and fucoidan (FD) was blended with gelatin (GLT) and the GLT/HA/FD hybrid was further cross-linked with genipin (GP) to prepare injectable GP-GLT/HA/FD hydrogels. The gelation rate was affected by the GP, GLT, HA and FD concentrations, as well as the pH values. The addition of HA and FD to GLT networks improved the mechanical strength of the hydrogels and facilitated the sustained release of PRP growth factors. The GP-GLT/HA/FD hydrogel showed adequate injectability, shape-persistent property and strong adhesive ability, and was more resistant to enzymatic degradation. The PRP-loaded GP-GLT/HA/FD hydrogel promoted cartilage regeneration in rabbits, which may lead to an advanced PRP therapy for enhancing cartilage repair.


Biology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 317
Author(s):  
Eitan Mijiritsky ◽  
Haya Drora Assaf ◽  
Oren Peleg ◽  
Maayan Shacham ◽  
Loredana Cerroni ◽  
...  

Growth factors (GFs) play a vital role in cell proliferation, migration, differentiation and angiogenesis. Autologous platelet concentrates (APCs) which contain high levels of GFs make them especially suitable for periodontal regeneration and facial rejuvenation. The main generations of APCs presented are platelet-rich plasma (PRP), platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) and concentrated growth factor (CGF) techniques. The purpose of this review is to provide the clinician with an overview of APCs’ evolution over the past decade in order to give reliable and useful information to be used in clinical work. This review summarizes the most interesting and novel articles published between 1997 and 2020. Electronic and manual searches were conducted in the following databases: Pubmed, Scopus, Cochrane Library and Embase. The following keywords were used: growth factors, VEGF, TGF-b1, PRP, PRF, CGF and periodontal regeneration and/or facial rejuvenation. A total of 73 articles were finally included. The review then addresses the uses of the three different techniques in the two disciplines, as well as the advantages and limitations of each technique. Overall, PRP is mainly used in cases of hard and soft tissue procedures, while PRF is used in gingival recession and the treatment of furcation and intrabony defects; CGF is mainly used in bone regeneration.


2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 487-496
Author(s):  
Yong-Beom Park ◽  
Jun-Ho Kim ◽  
Chul-Won Ha ◽  
Dong-Hyun Lee

Background: Although platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has potential as a regenerative treatment for knee osteoarthritis, its efficacy varies. Compositional differences among types of PRP could affect clinical outcomes, but the biological characterization of PRP is lacking. Purpose: To assess the efficacy of intra-articular PRP injection in knee osteoarthritis as compared with hyaluronic acid (HA) injection and to determine whether the clinical efficacy of PRP is associated with its biological characteristics. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial; Level of evidence, 1. Methods: A total of 110 patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis received a single injection of leukocyte-rich PRP (1 commercial kit) or HA. Clinical data were assessed at baseline and at 6 weeks and 3 and 6 months after injection. The primary endpoint was an improvement in the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) subjective score at 6 months, and the secondary endpoints were improvements in scores based on the Patient Global Assessment, the visual analog scale (VAS) for pain, the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, and the Samsung Medical Center patellofemoral score. Cell counts and concentrations of growth factors and cytokines in the injected PRP were assessed to determine their association with clinical outcomes. Results: PRP showed significantly improvement in IKDC subjective scores at 6 months (11.5 in the PRP group vs 6.3 in the HA group; P = .029). There were no significant differences between groups in other clinical outcomes. The Patient Global Assessment score at 6 months was better in the PRP group ( P = .035). The proportion of patients who scored above the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for VAS at 6 months was significantly higher in the PRP group ( P = .044). Within the PRP group, the concentrations of platelet-derived growth factors were high in patients with a score above the MCID for VAS at 6 months. The incidence of adverse events did not differ between the groups ( P > .05). Conclusion: PRP had better clinical efficacy than HA. High concentrations of growth factors were observed in patients who scored above the MCID for clinical outcomes in the PRP group. These findings indicate that concentration of growth factors needs to be taken into consideration for future investigations of PRP in knee osteoarthritis. Registration: NCT02211521 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier).


2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikel Sánchez ◽  
Eduardo Anitua ◽  
Diego Delgado ◽  
Peio Sanchez ◽  
Roberto Prado ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (25) ◽  
pp. 4410-4419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuankun Dai ◽  
Gang Liu ◽  
Lie Ma ◽  
Dongan Wang ◽  
Changyou Gao

Macro-porous fibrin scaffold was fabricated and used to induce cartilage regenerationin situwithout pre-loaded cells or growth factors.


2021 ◽  
pp. 55-58
Author(s):  
V. V. Bondarenko

In recent years, the possibilities of a dermatologist in the treatment of patients with chronic dermatoses have significantly expanded due to the emergence of new highly effective methods, such as autologous blood plasma enriched with platelet-rich-growth factors (platelet-rich-plasma, PRP). The positive results of using this technology due to its constituent growth factors, cytokines and other biologically active substances, which have a pronounced normalizing effect on the processes of tissue repair and regeneration, expands the possibilities of its use in such skin diseases as erosive and ulcerative lichen planus, scleroatrophic lichen, acne and post-acne. The aim of this review was to analyze the literature on the mechanisms of PRP action in patients with dermatological diseases.


Cartilage regenerative medicine has been met with much interest due to their ability to inhibit disease progression of osteoarthritis (OA). The use of adipose-derived stem cells has been suggested as a reliable method for OA treatment because of their potential to differentiate into a variety of cell lines and their potent capability to self-renewal and repair. The aim of this study is to assess adipose-derived stem cells in combination with PRP ability in treating a patient with knee OA. A 53-year- old man with osteoarthritis was selected for this treatment. Human abdominal subcutaneous adipose sample was obtained from a patient with knee OA. Stem cells were obtained from adipose tissue of abdominal origin by digesting lipoaspirate tissue with collagenase. ADSCs cultured in DMEM medium supplemented with 10% FBS. Also, ADSCs expanded and characterized by flow cytometry. These stem cells, along with platelet-rich plasma and calcium chloride, were injected into the right knee. Pre-treatment and post-treatment MRI scans, physical therapy, and pain score data were then analyzed. The MRI data for the patient demonstrated significant positive changes. Probable cartilage regeneration was sensible in the patient. Along with MRI evidence, the measured physical therapy outcomes, subjective pain, and functional status all improved. Autologous adipose-derived stem cell injection, in conjunction with platelet-rich plasma is a promising minimally invasive therapy for osteoarthritis of human knees. The present clinical case report demonstrated that a combination of percutaneous injection of autologous ADSCs and PRPmay be able to regenerate cartilage in human knee OA.


Author(s):  
Firdaus A. Dekhaiya ◽  
Jignesh K. Joshi ◽  
Sarav Bamania

Introduction: Venous ulcers are wounds that are thought to occur due to improper functioning of venous valves, usually of the lower limbs. Considering that PRP is a source of growth factors, and consequently has mitogenic, angiogenic, and chemotactic properties, it represents an adjunctive treatment for recalcitrant wounds. Moreover, PRP provides the wound with adhesive proteins, such as fibrinogen, which are important in wound healing. PRP contain more amount of platelets, cytokines and growth factors which are dispersed in a very small amount of plasma which can be prepared from a sample of centrifuged autologous blood. Application of PRP has been reported to be effective in both acute as well as chronic non healing venous ulcers. Aim and Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of autologous platelet rich plasma in the management of chronic venous ulcer. Material and Method: A Prospective study conducted on 100 patients of chronic venous ulcers admitted in Sir T. Hospital Bhavnagar from June 2018 to June 2019 after fulfilled our inclusion and exclusion criteria. PRP then injected intalesionally inside and around the periphery of the wound/ulcer. This process was done once/week for 12 weeks. At every week, the area and volume of ulcer was calculated and photographs were taken. Result: All the patients showed healing of the ulcer with reduction in size of ulcer more than 90% was observed in 72 patients, followed by 80–90% reduction in wound size in 18 patients after the 12 weeks follow-up. Overall, significant reduction in size of ulcer was observed in all the treated patients. Conclusion: Autologous platelet rich plasma (PRP) as an autologous method, it is biocompatible, simple, safe, affordable and less expensive procedure in the treatment of chronic venous ulcers. PRP is found to be useful in improving and enhancing the healing process in chronic venous leg ulcers without any side effect. Keywords:  Venous ulcer, Platelet rich plasma


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