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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020

Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF) and Its Related Products: Biomolecular Characterization of the Liquid Fibrinogen.

Giorgio Serafini, Mariangela Lopreiato, Marco Lollobrigida, Luca Lamazza, Giulia Mazzucchi, Lorenzo Fortunato, Alessia Mariano, Anna Scotto d'Abusco, Mario Fontana, Alberto De Biase

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Giorgio SerafiniDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via Caserta 6, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5673-7544
Mariangela LopreiatoDepartment of Biochemical Sciences "Alessandro Rossi Fanelli", "Sapienza" University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6850-0437
Marco LollobrigidaDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via Caserta 6, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8182-5618
Luca LamazzaDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via Caserta 6, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Giulia MazzucchiDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via Caserta 6, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Lorenzo FortunatoDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via Caserta 6, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Alessia MarianoDepartment of Biochemical Sciences "Alessandro Rossi Fanelli", "Sapienza" University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9569-8952
Anna Scotto d'AbuscoDepartment of Biochemical Sciences "Alessandro Rossi Fanelli", "Sapienza" University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3323-6015
Mario FontanaDepartment of Biochemical Sciences "Alessandro Rossi Fanelli", "Sapienza" University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7524-3395
Alberto De BiaseDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via Caserta 6, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liquid fibrinogen is an injectable platelet concentrate rich in platelets, leukocytes, and fibrinogen obtained by blood centrifugation. The aim of this study was to analyze the release of different growth factors in the liquid fibrinogen at different times and to assess possible correlations between growth factors and cell counts. The concentration of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1), platelet-derived growth factor-AB (PDGF-AB), platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB), bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2), fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) released by liquid fibrinogen were examined with ELISA at three time points (T0, time of collection; T7, 7 days; T14, 14 days). The cellular content of the liquid fibrinogen and whole blood was also calculated for each volunteer. A mean accumulation of platelets of almost 1.5-fold in liquid fibrinogen compared to whole blood samples was found. An increase of TGF-β1, PDGF-AB, FGF-2, and VEGF levels was detected at T7. At T14, the level of TGF-β1 returned to T0 level; PDGF-AB amount remained high; the levels of FGF-2 and VEGF decreased with respect to T7, but remained higher than the T0 levels; PDGF-BB was high at all time points; BMP-2 level was low and remained constant at all time points. TGF-β1, PDGF-AB, and PDGF-BB showed a correlation with platelet amount, whereas BMP-2, FGF-2, and VEGF showed a mild correlation with platelet amount. Due to the high concentration of platelets, liquid fibrinogen does contain important growth factors for the regeneration of both soft and hard tissue. The centrifugation protocol tested in this study provides a valid solution to stimulate wound healing in oral and periodontal surgery.

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growth factorsleukocyteliquid fibrinogenplatelet concentrateplatelet rich fibrinplateletsPRF

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PMID32290550
PMCPMC7230328
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