Purpose: To determine the efficacy of norbixin-based poly(hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) membranes for Achilles tendon repair. Methods: Thirty rats were submitted to total tenotomy surgery of the right Achilles tendon and divided into two groups (control and membrane; n = 15 each), which were further subdivided into three subgroups (days 7, 14, and 21; n = 5 each). Samples were analyzed histologically. Results: Histological analysis showed a significant reduction in inflammatory infiltrates on days 7, 14 (p < 0.0001 for both), and 21 (p = 0.0004) in the membrane group compared to that in the control group. There was also a significant decrease in the number of fibroblasts in the control group on days 7, 14 (p < 0.0001), and 21 (p = 0.0032). Further, an increase in type I collagen deposition was observed in the membrane group compared to that in the control group on days 7 (p = 0.0133) and 14 (p = 0.0107). Conclusion: Treatment with norbixin-based PHB membranes reduces the inflammatory response, increases fibroblast proliferation, and improves collagen production in the tendon repair region, especially between days 7 and 14.Effect of norbixin-based poly(hydroxybutyrate) membranes on the tendon repair process after tenotomy in rats Nascimento LDS et al. Acta Cir Bras. 2019;34(11):e201901101Effect of norbixin-based poly(hydroxybutyrate) membranes on the tendon repair process after tenotomy in rats Nascimento LDS et al. Cir Bras. 2019;34(11):e201901101
ActaEffect of norbixin-based poly(hydroxybutyrate) membranes on the tendon repair process after tenotomy in rats Nascimento LDS et al.
Resumo: A Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica (DPOC) é caracterizada pela limitação do fluxo aéreo decorrente da dilatação dos espaços aéreos distais aos bronquíolos terminais. Analisar os efeitos da laserterapia quanto ao processo cicatricial na lesão pulmonar experimental em Rattus Novergicus. Utilizaram-se trinta animais agrupados em três grupos de dez animais: grupo controle (GC) (não recebeu nada), grupo DPOC (GD) (foi pulverizado 3 doses de papaína 3mg/kg) e grupo DPOC + Laser (GDL) (após 7 dias da indução da lesão com papaína foi tratado com laser de 660 nm durante 15 dias).Para analise dos resultados foi realizado o lavado broncoalveolar. Quanto ao Lavado: GC (número de células normais), GD (aumento de células inflamatórias) e GDL (diminuição de células inflamatórias). A laserterapia diminui o numero de células inflamatórias, entretanto, não possui efeito reconstrutor do parênquima pulmonar apenas estabiliza a lesão comprovando sua ação anti-inflamatória.
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