ArticlePloS one2024
In vivo study on the repair of rat Achilles tendon injury treated with non-thermal atmospheric-pressure helium microplasma jet.
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- Intra-Articular Injection of Parathyroid Hormone (1-34) Enhances Meniscal Healing at the Site of a Radial Tear in the Rabbit Medial Meniscus.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Bionic Bovine Achilles Tendon Collagen Composite Membrane Loaded with Anti-Inflammatory Kukoamine B Promotes Skin Wound Healing.Polymers · 2025Article
- Anti-Tumor Effect of Non-Thermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma-Activated Medium on Synovial Sarcoma: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study.Biomedicines · 2025Article
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- Photobiomodulation and platelet-rich fibrin in the gastrocnemius muscle submitted to calcaneal tendinopathy in rats.Photochemistry and photobiologyArticle
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Abstract
Non-thermal atmospheric-pressure plasma (NTAPP) has been widely studied for clinical applications, e.g., disinfection, wound healing, cancer therapy, hemostasis, and bone regeneration. It is being revealed that the physical and chemical actions of plasma have enabled these clinical applications. Based on our previous report regarding plasma-stimulated bone regeneration, this study focused on Achilles tendon repair by NTAPP. This is the first study to reveal that exposure to NTAPP can accelerate Achilles tendon repair using a well-established Achilles tendon injury rat model. Histological evaluation using the Stoll's and histological scores showed a significant improvement at 2 and 4 weeks, with type I collagen content being substantial at the early time point of 2 weeks post-surgery. Notably, the replacement of type III collagen with type I collagen occurred more frequently in the plasma-treated groups at the early stage of repair. Tensile strength test results showed that the maximum breaking strength in the plasma-treated group at two weeks was significantly higher than that in the untreated group. Overall, our results indicate that a single event of NTAPP treatment during the surgery can contribute to an early recovery of an injured tendon.
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