Immunohistochemical analysis of cortical and cancellous bone after radiation and the effect of platelet-rich plasma on autogenous bone grafting.
OBJECTIVE
The collection of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has demonstrated favorable affects on wound healing in compromised patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the expression of PDGF, bFGF, and TGF-beta in irradiated and nonirradiated bone in a rabbit tibia model and the ability of PRP to increase growth factor expression when added to autogenous bone graft in a rabbit cranial defect model.


METHODS
Ten New Zealand White rabbit tibiae and calvariae were utilized for this study. Tibiae were irradiated at 60 to 70 cGy and evaluated for expression of PDGF, bFGF, and TGF-beta. Rabbit calvariae were also analyzed after grafting with autogenous bone and PRP for determination of growth factor expression.


RESULTS
Decreased expression of PDGF, bFGF, and TGF-beta was seen in cortical and cancellous bone samples when irradiated bone was compared to nonirradiated rabbit tibiae. An increase in PDGF, bFGF, and TGF-beta expression was detected in cortical autogenous bone grafts with PRP at 1 and 2 months compared to autogenous bone alone.


CONCLUSIONS
In this study, growth factors, which were decreased in irradiated cortical and cancellous bone, showed increased expression at 1 and 2 months when PRP was added to autogenous bone grafts. Thus, PRP may have potential therapeutic applications when bone grafting is required in patients with reduced bone vascularity, including patients with previous head and neck irradiation, diabetes, and smoking habits.


CONCLUSIONS
Decreased expression of PDGF, bFGF, and TGF-beta was seen in radiated rabbit tibia as compared to nonirradiated controls, and increased expression of these growth factors was seen in PRP-containing autogenous bone grafts.
Aghaloo
Tara L
TL
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, California 90095-1668, USA. taghaloo@ucla.edu
Le
Anh D
AD
Freymiller
Earl G
EG
Avera
Sean
S
Shimizu
Kenneth
K
Nishimura
Russell D
RD
D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects*; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D023421:Models, Animal; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D011817:Rabbits; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery; D013977:Tibia / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism*; D014945:Wound Healing
D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2