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The Effect of Hydroxycamptothecin on Wound Healing Following Reduction of the Knee Intra-Articular Adhesion in Rabbits

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Topical application of 10-hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT) can reduce intra-articular scar adhesion after knee surgery, but the effect of HCPT on wound healing has not yet been elucidated. The study investigates the effect of the topical application of HCPT on wound healing after knee surgery in rabbits. Forty New Zealand white rabbits were divided into five groups: 2.0, 1.0, 0.5, and 0.1 mg/ml HCPT groups and control group. Approximately 10 mm × 10 mm of the cortical bone was removed from both sides of the femoral condyle, and the underneath of the cancellous bone was exposed. HCPT in various concentrations or saline was applied to the decorticated sites. Two weeks after surgery, the intra-articular adhesion was evaluated by Masson’s trichrome staining. The blood vessel density and the fibroblast counting were evaluated by hematoxylin–eosin staining. The Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression was evaluated by immunohistochemical staining and mRNA measurement. The recovery of all rabbits was stable after surgery. Topical application of HCPT could reduce intra-articular adhesion after 2 weeks. The blood vessel density, the number of fibroblast, and the level of VEGF expression in 2.0 and 1.0 mg/ml HCPT groups were lower than those of 0.5 mg/ml HCPT group, 0.1 mg/ml HCPT group, and the control group. However, there was no difference in multiple parameters between 1.0 and 2.0 mg/ml HCPT groups. Topical application of HCPT could reduce intra-articular scar adhesion in rabbits, but HCPT with concentrations above 1.0 mg/ml may affect the wound healing process by inhibiting the angiogenesis and fibroblast proliferation.

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This work was supported by grants from the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Grants# 81371971, 81301550, and 81271994); Jiangsu Province Health Department Foundation (H201250);and Nature Science Foundation (BK2011433).

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    1. Department of Orthopedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China

      Lianqi Yan & Tao Xiao

    2. Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Subei People’s Hospital, Yangzhou, 225001, Jiangsu, China

      Lianqi Yan, Yu Sun, Xiaolei Li, Yuan Liang, Gengyao Zhu & Jingcheng Wang

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    Yan, L., Sun, Y., Li, X. et al. The Effect of Hydroxycamptothecin on Wound Healing Following Reduction of the Knee Intra-Articular Adhesion in Rabbits. Cell Biochem Biophys 73, 221–227 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12013-015-0593-9

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