Browsing by Subject "Histological analysis"

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    Application of poly-L-lactide screws in flat foot surgery: histological and radiological aspects of bio-absorption of degradable devices
    (F. Hernández y Juan F. Madrid. Universidad de Murcia: Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, 2012) Sena, P.; Manfredini, G.; Barbieri, C.; Mariani, F.; Tosi, G.; Ruozi, B.; Ferretti, M.; Marzona, L.; Palumbo, C.
    The flat foot in childhood is a condition frequently observed in orthopedic practice but it is still debated when and in which patients surgical corrective treatment is appropriate; recently, the application of poly-L-lactic-acid (PLLA) screws was proposed. The present study investigates a group of 33 patients treated with PLLA expansion endorthesis in order to evaluate the deformity correction. Clinical and radiological outcomes in patients were correlated with: a) morphological characterization of screws both before and after being removed from patients, when necessary; b) histological and bio-molecular evaluation of degradation processes of the implants, focusing attention on the correlation between the cellular cohort involved in inflammatory reaction and the bio-absorption degree of PLLA screws. Deformity correction was mostly achieved, with minimal need of screw removal; the results obtained clearly show the occurrence of chronic rather than acute inflammation in removed screw specimens. At the histological level, after biomaterial implantation, the sequence of events occurring in the surrounding tissues ultimately ends in the formation of foreign body giant cells (FBGCs) at the tissue/material interface; but the mechanisms which influence the fate of screw implants, i.e. the resolution of acute inflammation rather than the progression towards chronic inflammation, are of crucial importance for biodegradable materials like “polylactic acid”. In fact, the FBGC response ensures a long-term mechanism which eliminates the foreign material from the body, but at the same time the implications of prolonged FBGC responses, which generate negative side effects, could significantly impede the healing progress
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    Comparison of the effect of cryopreservation protocols on the histology of bioengineered tissues
    (Murcia : F. Hernández, 2009) Serrato, Deyanira; Nieto Aguilar, Renato; Garzon, Ingrid; Roda, Olga; Campos, Antonio; Alaminos, Miguel
    The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of five different cryopreservation protocols on the histology of bioengineered tissues. Although several artificial tissues have been developed to the date by tissue engineering, classical histological analysis methods and techniques must be optimized for these new tissues with special properties. The results of this study showed that the use of volatile solutions (formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, glacial acetic acid and acetone) was not able to prevent the formation of large ice crystals that, in turn, can alter the structure of the artificial tissues. However, preincubation of the tissues in different concentrations of a carbon hydrate (glucose, maltose or trehalose) resulted in a better preservation of the tissue structure. We conclude that the best protocol that allows for an efficient analysis of the bioengineered tissues with very few artifacts is preincubation of the tissues in 0.300M or 0.400M trehalose for 30 or 120 min prior to OCT (optimal cutting temperature) embedding and cryosectioning. For all those reasons, we recommend the use of a cryoprotective agent before OCT embedding of human artificial tissues.