Abstract
Anastomotic dehiscence is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in gastrointestinal surgery. A unique model system of a gastric incision was developed to test the potential of polypeptide growth factors to enhance wound healing. Paired, deep partial-thickness incisions to but not including the gastric mucosa were made. A single topical application of transforming growth factor, type beta 1 (TGF-β), platelet-derived growth factor, or control vehicle at the time of wounding was given. Wound breaking strength and detailed histologic analyses of wounds were evaluated as a function of time after wounding. TGF-β (0.1 to 2.0 μg/wound) demonstrated a bimodal, dose-dependent acceleration of wound breaking strength 7 days after gastric wounding. An approximate 4-day acceleration of gastric wound breaking strength by TGF-β (2 μg/wound) was seen at 7 and 11 days. Wounds treated with platelet-derived growth factor (10 μg/wound) displayed an increased cellular response but no enhancement of breaking strength at 7 and 11 days. These results demonstrate the ability of TGF-β to accelerate gastrointestinal tissue repair by topical application and suggest significant potential for the use of growth factors in enhancing repair of surgical wounds of the gastrointestinal tract.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 324-330 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Surgery |
| Volume | 108 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery