“…Several studies have supported leukocyte-rich PRP, arguing that the WBC potentiate the release of cytokines from platelets to improve healing, and also confers antimicrobial properties to reduce infection rates, as demonstrated in vitro [4,15,24,25]. Others argue that the release of these cytokines causes a highly inflammatory reaction, predisposing to fibrosis and structurally weaker tissue, while the purported antimicrobial effects have not been noted in in vivo studies [1,11,16,21,30]. Additionally, as it pertains to intra-articular use, leukocyte-rich PRP has been shown to cause increased post-injection pain, cell death, and synoviocyte activation than leukocyte-poor PRP [2].…”