ArticleCartilage2021
Platelet-Rich Plasma Does Not Inhibit Inflammation or Promote Regeneration in Human Osteoarthritic Chondrocytes
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- Platelet-rich plasma injections induce disease-modifying effects in the treatment of osteoarthritis in animal models.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Pooled it
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- Platelet-rich plasma attenuates the UPEC-induced cystitis via inhibiting MMP-2,9 activities and downregulation of NGF and VEGF in Canis Lupus Familiaris model.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Enhanced osteochondral repair by leukocyte-depleted platelet-rich plasma in combination with adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells encapsulated in a three-dimensional photocrosslinked injectable hydrogel in a rabbit model.Stem cell research & therapy · 2024Article
- Effect of anti-inflammatory treatments on patient outcomes and concentrations of inflammatory modulators in the post-surgical and post-traumatic tibiofemoral joint setting: a narrative review.Annals of joint · 2024Review
- Strategies for Cartilage Repair in Osteoarthritis Based on Diverse Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Derived Extracellular Vesicles.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Review
- Biotherapeutic Applications of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Regenerative Medicine.Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine · 2023Review
- Enhancement of Immunosuppressive Activity of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells by Platelet-Derived Factors is Accompanied by Apoptotic Priming.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2023Article
- Liquid platelet-rich fibrin produced via horizontal centrifugation decreases the inflammatory response and promotes chondrocyte regenerationFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Article
- Within or Without You? A Perspective Comparing In Situ and Ex Situ Tissue Engineering Strategies for Articular Cartilage Repair.Advanced healthcare materials · 2022Article
- Advances in the Treatment of Partial-Thickness Cartilage Defect.International journal of nanomedicine · 2022Review
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Is More Than Placebo-Rich Plasma for Early Osteoarthritis Knee.Cartilage · 2021Article
- Response.Cartilage · 2021Article
- The Effect of Platelet-Rich Plasma on the Intra-Articular Microenvironment in Knee Osteoarthritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectiveThe aims of the study were to assess the anti-inflammatory properties of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and investigate its regenerative potential in osteoarthritic (OA) human chondrocytes. We hypothesized that PRP can modulate the inflammatory response and stimulate cartilage regeneration.
designPrimary human chondrocytes from OA knees were treated with manually prepared PRP, after which cell migration and proliferation were assessed. Next, tumor necrosis factor-α-stimulated chondrocytes were treated with a range of concentrations of PRP. Expression of genes involved in inflammation and chondrogenesis was determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction. In addition, chondrocytes were cultured in PRP gels and fibrin gels consisting of increasing concentrations of PRP. The production of cartilage extracellular matrix (ECM) was assessed. Deposition and release of glycosaminoglycans (GAG) and collagen was quantitatively determined and visualized by (immuno)histochemistry. Proliferation was assessed by quantitative measurement of DNA.
resultsBoth migration and the inflammatory response were altered by PRP, while proliferation was stimulated. Expression of chondrogenic markers COL2A1 and ACAN was downregulated by PRP, independent of PRP concentration. Chondrocytes cultured in PRP gel for 28 days proliferated significantly more when compared with chondrocytes cultured in fibrin gels. This effect was dose dependent. Significantly less GAGs and collagen were produced by chondrocytes cultured in PRP gels when compared with fibrin gels. This was qualitatively confirmed by histology.
conclusionsPRP stimulated chondrocyte proliferation, but not migration. Also, production of cartilage ECM was strongly downregulated by PRP. Furthermore, PRP did not act anti-inflammatory on chondrocytes in an
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