title: Safety, efficacy and pitfalls of fibrocyte application in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcer.
abstract: Fibrocytes are unique bone marrow-derived cells with great potential in wound healing. Hence, the aim of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy of the applied circulating fibrocytes in the treatment of non healing diabetic foot ulcers. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were isolated by centrifugation through Ficoll-Paque method. After 3 days, the non adherent cells were removed by a single, gentle aspiration. Adherent cells were cultured in the same medium for 10 days. The cells were characterised using mouse anti-human-CD45-fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) and mouse anti-human-collagen I, and also characterised by immunofluorescence microscopy using the above mentioned antibodies. Sterility measures were applied for clinical evaluation. Based on the literature review, cell transplantation generally requires at least 3 × 10(6) cells regarding efficacy measures. As fibrocytes are non proliferating cells, 350 ml patient's blood is required to prepare patient-specific serum before cell isolation and culture, and 85 ml patient's blood is needed for cell isolation and differentiation on cell transplantation applications. In our survey, no diabetic patient was inclined to be donor of such blood volume, mainly because of their pre-assumption that they are anaemic. It is concluded that fibrocytes do not seem to be candidate cells for cell therapy in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers because of the rarity of this cell population in circulation.
authors.affiliation: Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohaddeseh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Behjati
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashemi
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shoarayenejati
authors.forename: Khadijeh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karbalaie
authors.forename: Mohammad H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Nasr-Esfahani
mesh_terms: D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods*; D017690:Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000637:transplantation*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care
keywords: Diabetic foot ulcer; Fibrocyte; Wound healing
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