ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2017
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Increases Growth Factor Release from Equine Platelet-Rich Plasma
Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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- Pro-stride and extracorporeal shockwave therapy as treatment of lateral collateral desmopathy of the proximal interphalangeal joint in a Dutch Warmblood gelding.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2023Article
- Use of the Shock Wave Therapy in Basic Research and Clinical Applications-From Bench to Bedsite.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- Efficacy and safety of shockwave intravascular lithotripsy (S-IVL) in calcified unprotected left main percutaneous coronary intervention - short-term outcomes.Postepy w kardiologii interwencyjnej = Advances in interventional cardiology · 2021Article
- Characterization of Tendon-Derived Stem Cells and Rescue Tendon Injury.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2021Review
- Effectiveness of Platelet-Rich Plasma and Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate as Treatments for Chronic Hindlimb Proximal Suspensory Desmopathy.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2021Article
- Effects of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Flexor Spasticity of the Upper Limb in Post-stroke Patients: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionExtracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) are common treatments for soft tissue injuries in horses. Shockwave triggers cell specific responses to promote healing. Growth factors released from PRP also promote healing. It has been hypothesized that greater growth factor release would amplify the healing process. The combination of ESWT and PRP could promote healing in injured tendons and ligaments in the horse. The objective of this study was to determine if application of shockwaves to PRP samples increases the concentration of transforming growth factor-β MATERIALS AND
methodsPRP was produced from blood drawn from six horses. The PRP from each horse was exposed to the following treatments: (1) positive control (freeze-thaw cycle), (2) untreated negative control, or shockwaves with either (3) a "standard probe" (ESWT-S) with a 2 cm focal width and medium energy density or (4) a "power probe" (ESWT-P) with a 1 cm focal width and high energy density. After each treatment, the samples were centrifuged, and the supernatant was harvested. The supernatant was then used for growth factor quantification
resultsConcentrations of TGF-β DISCUSSION: These data indicate that the application of ESWT to PRP increases the expression of growth factors
conclusionThe combination of PRP and ESWT might result in synergism of two modalities previously utilized individually for tendon and ligament injuries in horses.
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