Platelet-Rich Plasma in the Treatment of Induced Tendinopathy in Horses: Histologic Evaluation |
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| Authors: | Leandro Maia MV MS Maria Vernica de Souza MV MS DS Pharmacist-Biochemical Jos Ivo Ribeiro Júnior BS MS DS Acio Carlos de Oliveira Geraldo Eleno Silveira Alves MV MS DS Larcio dos Anjos Benjamin MV MS DS Yamê Fabres Robaina Sancler Silva Bruna Mota Zandim MV Jos do Carmo Lopes Moreira MD MS |
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| Institution: | aDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil;bDepartment of Computer Science, Federal University of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil;cDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on the treatment of tendinopathy induced in the superficial digital flexor tendon (TFDS) of horses, by using histologic evaluation. Six healthy crossbred geldings aged 8 to 15 years (12 ± 3) were used. The TFDS tendinopathy was provoked in both forelimbs, by intratendinous administration of 2.5 mg collagenase (2.5 mg/mL), and this procedure was considered as the beginning of the experimental phase. At 12 days after induction of the tendinopathy, the animals were subjected to the following treatments: (1) in the lesion caused in the right superficial digital flexor tendon (PRP-treated group), 2.5 mL PRP activated with calcium chloride at 0.0125 mol/L at concentrations from 320,000 to 500,000 platelets/μL, were injected; (2) in the tendinopathy of the left SDFT (control group), 2.5 mL 0.9% saline solution was administrated. Thirty-six days after the treatments, a biopsy of the injured area was performed for histologic evaluation. In both groups, the histologic analysis showed an increase in the fibroblastic density, as well as the presence of neovascularization, lymphocytes, and plasmocytes infiltrate and tissue organization at variable intensity. In the PRP-treated group, the SDFT was more organized, with the collagen fibers and fibroblasts being better arranged on the tendon matrix. The numbers of the fibroblasts and blood vessels did not differ between the groups. Histologic evaluation 36 days after tendinopathy showed that injuries under a single PRP treatment present a more uniform and organized tissue repair when compared with the control group. |
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| Keywords: | Horses Tendon Collagenase Growth factors Wound healing |
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