EVALUATION OF CHANGES IN COLLAGEN CONTENT IN EXPERIMENTAL CHRONIC WOUND TISSUES TREATED WITH HUMAN UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD-DERIVED PLATELET-RICH PLASMA

Minh Duc Ngo1, , Anh Tuan Chu1,2, Xuan Hai Do1, Thuy Linh Nguyen1,3, Minh Viet Trinh4
1 Vietnam Military Medical University
2 Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
3 Military Hospital 103
4 Institute 69, Mausoleum Command

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Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate collagen content changes in experimental chronic wound tissue treated with human umbilical cord blood–derived platelet-rich plasma (hUCB-PRP). Methods: A controlled experimental and longitudinal study was conducted on 30 Sprague Dawley rats (300 - 450g) with induced chronic wounds using adriamycin, divided into 3 groups: A negative control group (NaCl 0.9%), an investigation group (hUCB-PRP), and a positive control group (Heberprot-P). Local treatment was administered at a dose of 0.2mL of hUCB-PRP per wound on days D5 and D10. Collagen proliferation was assessed through hydroxyproline (Hyp) quantification at time points D0, D5, and D21, combined with histological evaluation using Masson's tricolor staining at D21. Results: The average Hyp content of normal rat skin was 43.34 ± 3.58 mg/g of tissue. After adriamycin including the chronic wound model, Hyp levels markedly decreased and reached the lowest value at D5 (6.14 ± 0.72 mg/g of tissue). At D21, the hUCB-PRP-treated group showed significantly higher hydroxyproline levels than the negative control group (16.80 ± 2.95 vs. 9.61 ± 0.52 mg/g tissue; p < 0.001). Masson’s trichrome staining demonstrated a marked increase in collagen deposition, with collagen fibers being thicker and more evenly arranged in the treated group. Conclusion: hUCB-PRP stimulates collagen proliferation and improves collagen structure in an adriamycin-induced chronic wound experimental model.

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Author Biographies

Associate Professor Anh Tuan Chu, Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam, Vietnam Military Medical University

Deputy Director of the Hospital

Associate Professor Xuan Hai Do, Vietnam Military Medical University

Head of the Department of Experimental Practical Surgery

Doctor of Medicine Thuy Linh Nguyen, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Military Medical University

Deputy Head of the Department of Forensic Pathology

Master of Medicine Minh Viet Trinh, Institute 69, Mausoleum Command

Head of the Department of Biochemistry

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