ISSN:
1524-475X
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Tensile strength of 2-cm, full-thickness, surgically incised porcine skin wounds sealed with fibrin sealant was enhanced compared to conventionally sutured wounds at 6 hours postwounding, but was significantly reduced after 3 days. Supplementation of fibrin sealant with transforming growth factor-β2 (TGF-β2) reversed the inhibitory effects of fibrin sealant on tensile strength at 3 days, and enhanced tensile strength at 7 days compared to suture or fibrin sealant alone. By 14 days, the tensile strengths of all wounds were similar, although wounds treated with fibrin sealant supplemented with TGF-β2 showed a small, but statistically significant, improvement in wound strength compared to wounds treated with fibrin sealant alone. Histological assessment at day 7 revealed significant remnants of fibrin sealant at the wound site following fibrin sealant treatment alone, while wounds treated with fibrin sealant supplemented with TGF-β2 or suture exhibited fibroblast infiltration and extracellular matrix deposition. At day 7, TGF-β was immunolocalized in the base and margins of only wounds treated with fibrin sealant supplemented with TGF-β2. A significant increase in matrix metalloproteinase-9 activity was found in fibrin sealant–treated wounds at day 7 as compared to sutured wounds. Addition of TGF-β to the fibrin sealant suppressed the up-regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in these wounds. These results suggest that fibrin sealant supplemented with TGF-β may provide superior wound healing as compared to fibrin sealant alone. (WOUND REP REG 2002;10:252–258)
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1524-475X.2002.10409.x
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