Autores
Sylvia Lucia Gonçalves Garcia Gazzetta, Camila Chaves, Debora Cavallaro Machado, Keila Maria Roncato Duarte, Ricardo Lopes Dias da Costa
Platelet rich plasma to faster navel healing in lambs
Resumo
Onfaloflebitis is common in
lambs born in poor hygienic conditions and occurs where inadequate treatment of
umbilical healing is placed. Males are more affected lambs probably because of
contact with urine that slows healing umbilical and removes some medications or
topical antibiotics applied facilitating the bacteria entrance, mainly Fusobacterium necrophorum affecting
joints, lungs, kidneys, liver, leading to animal death. Platelets are blood
cells that interact with several receptors and modulate platelet function. It
promotes hemostasis through four mechanisms: adhesion, release of platelet
secretion, aggregation and pro-coagulation action. Complex
network of growth factors are involved in tissue homeostasis such as
transforming growth factor (TGF)-b, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), insulin-like growth
factor (IGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-b and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF). These factors and other
bioactive molecules are contained in platelet alpha granules, and the use of intra-articular
injections of platelet concentrate has been proposed as a minimally invasive
solution to promote cartilage, osteo and muscular healing. Its use in
regenerative medicine represents a simple, low-cost, and minimally invasive
approach that might fasten healing processes. Regenerative treatment with
autologous products, including the PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) have been widely
used in the regenerative treatment of various diseases in horses like
tendonitis and degenerative joint disease (DJD), osteoarthritis, in humans,
dogs and horses, platelet activation in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,
among others. This work aimed to use PRP to accelerating tissue healing in the
navel lamb, reducing the exposure time and input to various types of bacteria
and diseases. The preparations of anticoagulants were performed according to
Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices: (A) ACD - Acid Citrate
Dextrose, (B) CPD - Citrate Phosphate Dextrose and (C) CP2D - Citrate Phosphate
Double Dextrose. The PRP application protocol
was done collecting about 9 mL jugular vein
maternal blood in a tube containing anticoagulant (A, B or C), followed by centrifugation at 3200 rpm for 15 minutes. The removal of only the plasma mist particles (platelets,
leukocytes) was performed, despising red
blood cells. Around 0.5 mL of plasma obtained with platelets and leukocytes was
used as PRP. Group of 40 animals, divided into four groups: 10 treated with ACD
anticoagulant (A), 10 treated with an anticoagulant CPD (B), 10 treated with
anticoagulant CP2D (C), 10 controls. The PRP
was applied during first 24 hours of life of the lamb in 2 locations around
the navel (east and west). Measures were analyzed daily from each group using
comparison charts. Despite the work need to be finished and statistically
analyzed, data can lead to a faster navel healing using PRP solution, as seen
on Figure 1.
Plasma rico em plaquetas para acelerar a cicatrização umbilical em cordeiros
Abstract
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