Cell-Based Skin Substitutes Accelerate Regeneration of Extensive Burn Wounds in Rats Publisher Pubmed



Motamed S¹ ; Taghiabadi E^{2, 3} ; Molaei H⁴ ; Sodeifi N⁵ ; Hassanpour SE¹ ; Shafieyan S³ ; Azargashb E⁶ ; Farajzadehvajari F⁷ ; Aghdami N³ ; Bajouri A³
Source: American Journal of Surgery Published:2017

Abstract

Background This study investigated the effects of amniotic membrane combined with adipose-derived stem cells or fetal fibroblasts on regenerating extensive burns in rats. Methods Third degree burns of 1100–1800 mm2 were induced on 32 Sprague-Dawley rats. Burned sites were excised and randomly covered with Vaseline gauze (control), human amniotic membrane (HAM), human fetal fibroblasts seeded on HAM (HAM-FF), or human adipose-derived stem cells seeded on HAM (HAM-ASC), and followed by wound closure and histological assessments. Results Wound closure rates of HAM-FF, HAM-ASC, HAM and control groups at seven and 14 days after the treatment were 42.2% and 81.9%, 41.9% and 81.7%, 33.5% and 74.2%, and 16.5% and 69.7%, respectively. Wounds of HAM-FF, HAM-ASC, HAM and control groups were closed on 40, 40, 50 and 60 days after the treatment, respectively (P < 0.05). Histological assessments revealed lower inflammatory cell infiltration in HAM-ASC and HAM-FF groups. Conclusions Cell-based engineered skin substitutes seem to accelerate wound regeneration, especially within the first 14 days. © 2017 Elsevier Inc.