Angiogenesis in wounds treated by microdeformational wound therapy.
Publication/Presentation Date
2-1-2011
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Mechanical forces play an important role in tissue neovascularization and are a constituent part of modern wound therapies. The mechanisms by which vacuum assisted closure (VAC) modulates wound angiogenesis are still largely unknown.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate how VAC treatment affects wound hypoxia and related profiles of angiogenic factors as well as to identify the anatomical characteristics of the resultant, newly formed vessels.
METHODS: Wound neovascularization was evaluated by morphometric analysis of CD31-stained wound cross-sections as well as by corrosion casting analysis. Wound hypoxia and mRNA expression of HIF-1α and associated angiogenic factors were evaluated by pimonidazole hydrochloride staining and quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), respectively. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) protein levels were determined by western blot analysis.
RESULTS: VAC-treated wounds were characterized by the formation of elongated vessels aligned in parallel and consistent with physiological function, compared to occlusive dressing control wounds that showed formation of tortuous, disoriented vessels. Moreover, VAC-treated wounds displayed a well-oxygenated wound bed, with hypoxia limited to the direct proximity of the VAC-foam interface, where higher VEGF levels were found. By contrast, occlusive dressing control wounds showed generalized hypoxia, with associated accumulation of HIF-1α and related angiogenic factors.
CONCLUSIONS: The combination of established gradients of hypoxia and VEGF expression along with mechanical forces exerted by VAC therapy was associated with the formation of more physiological blood vessels compared to occlusive dressing control wounds. These morphological changes are likely a necessary condition for better wound healing.
Volume
253
Issue
2
First Page
402
Last Page
409
ISSN
1528-1140
Published In/Presented At
Erba, P., Ogawa, R., Ackermann, M., Adini, A., Miele, L. F., Dastouri, P., Helm, D., Mentzer, S. J., D'Amato, R. J., Murphy, G. F., Konerding, M. A., & Orgill, D. P. (2011). Angiogenesis in wounds treated by microdeformational wound therapy. Annals of surgery, 253(2), 402–409. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0b013e31820563a8
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
21217515
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article