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EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH
Volume 203, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2020.108402
Keywords
PRGF; Platelet-rich plasma; PRP; Fibrin membrane; Wound healing; Autoimmune diseases; Ocular inflammatory diseases; Heat-inactivation
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- HAZITEK program of the Department of Economic Development and Infrastructure of the Basque Country Government [ZL-2017/00303, ZL-2018/00154]
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The study aimed to develop and characterize a new type of PRGF membrane for patients with immune system involvement in disease etiology. Heat-inactivation of the mPRGF was found to preserve most growth factors while reducing IgE and complement activity significantly, maintaining morphological and physical features.
Purpose: To develop and characterize a new type of plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) membrane for patients in which immune system is involved in the disease etiology. Methods: Blood from three healthy donors was collected to obtain the different fibrin membranes by PRGF technology. PRGF obtained volumes were activated and divided into two groups: PRGF membrane (mPRGF) obtained after incubation at 37 degrees C for 30 min (control); and is-mPRGF: mPRGF obtained after incubation for 30 min at 56 degrees C. The concentration of several growth factors, proteins, immunoglobulin E and the complement activity was determined in the different mPRGF. The proliferative potential of heat-inactivated mPRGF were assayed on keratocytes (HK) and conjunctival fibroblasts (HConF). In addition, morphological and physical features of the inactivated mPRGF were evaluated in contrast to the control mPRGF. Results: Heat-inactivation of the mPRGF preserves the content of most of the growth factors involved in the ocular wound healing while reducing drastically the content of IgE and the complement activity. The heat-inactivated mPRGF conserve the morphological and physical characteristics of the fibrin meshwork in comparison with the control mPRGF. Furthermore, no significant differences were found in the biological activity of the control mPRGF regarding the heat-inactivated mPRGF (is-mPRGF) in any of both ocular cell types evaluated. Conclusions: The heat-inactivation of the PRGF membranes (is-mPRGF) reduces drastically the content of IgE and complement activity while preserving the content of most of the proteins and morphogens involved in ocular wound healing. Furthermore, the morphological and physical features of the immunosafe mPRGF were also preserved after heat-inactivation.
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