Animal Model of Implant Capsular Contracture: Effects of Chitosan

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2011

Authors

Marques, M (Author) FMUP; Brown, SA (Author) Other; Rodrigues Pereira, P (Author) Other; Natalia, M (Author) Other; Cordeiro, DS (Author) Other; Morales Helguera, A (Author) Other; Cobrado, L (Author) FMUP; Queiros, L (Author) Other; Freitas, R (Author) Other; Fernandes, J (Author) Other; Correia Sa, I (Author) Other; Rodrigues, AG (Author) FMUP; Amarante, J (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Vol. 31

Pages: 540-550

ISSN: 1090-820X

Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Clinical medicine

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-002-PSN

DOI: 10.1177/1090820x11411475

Abstract (EN): Background: The mechanism(s) responsible for breast capsular contracture (CC) remain unknown, but inflammatory pathways play a role. Various molecules have been attached to implant shells in the hope of modifying or preventing CC. The intrinsic antibacterial and antifungal activities of chitosan and related oligochitosan molecules lend themselves well to the study of the infectious hypothesis; chitosan's ability to bind to growth factors, its hemostatic action, and its ability to activate macrophages, cause cytokine stimulation, and increase the production of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta 1 allow study of the hypertrophic scar hypothesis. Objective: The authors perform a comprehensive evaluation, in a rabbit model, of the relationship between CC and histological, microbiological, and immunological characteristics in the presence of a chitooligosaccharide (COS) mixture and a low molecular weight chitosan (LMWC). Methods: Eleven adult New Zealand rabbits were each implanted with three silicone implants: a control implant, one impregnated with COS, and one impregnated with LMWC. At four-week sacrifice, microdialysates were obtained in the capsule-implant interfaces for tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) level assessment. Histological and microbiological analyses were performed. Results: Baker grade III/IV contractures were observed in the LMWC group, with thick capsules, dense connective tissue, and decreased IL-8 levels (p < .05) compared to control and COS groups. Capsule tissue bacterial types and microdialysate TNF-alpha levels were similar among all groups. Conclusions: Chitosan-associated silicone implantation in a rabbit model resulted in Baker grade III/IV CC. This preclinical study may provide a model to test various mechanistic hypotheses of breast capsule formation and subsequent CC.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 11