scholarly journals Efficacy of platelet-rich plasma lysate in the treatment of patients with post-traumatic eyelid scarring: an overview of clinical cases

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 22-26
Author(s):  
I. A. Filatova ◽  
Yu. A. Pavlenko ◽  
S. A. Shemetov ◽  
E. V. Fedoseeva ◽  
I. N. Ponomarev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Research ◽  
Platelet Rich Plasma ◽  
Scar Tissue ◽  
Tissue Repair And Regeneration ◽  
National Medical ◽  
Reconstructive Operations ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Local Infiltration Anesthesia ◽  
Infiltration Anesthesia

Purpose: to evaluate the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma lysate (PRP) in the treatment of patients with post-traumatic eyelid scarring by clinical examples. Material and methods. Patients with post-traumatic scarring changes in eyelid tissues causing a damage in the functional and cosmetic state of the auxiliary apparatus of the eye were treated in the Department of Plastic Surgery and Eye Prosthetics at the Helmholtz National Medical Research Center of Eye Diseases. Two of the patients, who had been traumatized shortly before the examination and one patient who had rejected surgery were offered treatment by PRP lysate manufactured at the Sklifosovsky Medical Research Institute of Emergency Medicine. After local infiltration anesthesia, each patient received a single injection of PRP lysate (2 ml) into the scar tissue. The result was evaluated at a follow-up that took place 3 months after the injection. Results. The clinical picture of the three patients showed a pronounced positive dynamic of the functional and cosmetic state of the auxiliary eye apparatus, which made the patients reject subsequent (additional) surgical treatment. Conclusion. An improvement tissue repair and regeneration processes after PRP lysate injection allows us to assess this method as an applicable alternative of reconstructive operations in certain cases.

scholarly journals Safety and Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells and Platelet-Rich Plasma for the Treatment of Moderately Advanced Post-Traumatic Arthritis of the Ankle

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. e9-e18
Author(s):  
Henry Stiene
Keyword(s):  
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ◽  
Stromal Cells ◽  
Platelet Rich Plasma ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Ankle Arthrodesis ◽  
Retrospective Case ◽  
Duration Of Symptoms ◽  
Cell Counts ◽  
Post Traumatic

Background: Orthobiologics such as mesenchymal stromal cells and platelet-rich plasma are intensely being investigated as treatment options for osteoarthritis. The purpose of this retrospective case series is to evaluate the safety, adverse events, long-term outcomes, and efficacy of bone marrow concentrate (BMC) combined with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to treat moderate to advanced Kellgren-Lawrence (KL3-4) post-traumatic ankle osteoarthritis.Methods: Study population at final follow-up included 19 patients with 22 treated ankles with post-traumatic ankle osteoarthritis with a mean duration of symptoms of 56 months before treatment with ultrasound-guided intra-articular injection of BMC and PRP. Patients were followed prospectively from the time of treatment for a mean of 2.6 years at final follow-up. Pre and post Foot and Ankle Disability (FADI) scores were tabulated to assess outcomes, and 7 patients also completed the FADI sports module. Total nucleated cell counts were obtained on all treated patients and Mishra Type 3A PRP was utilized.Results: A total of 19 of 22 ankles treated showed improvement in their FADI scores. Thirteen of the 19 who had improved FADI scores patients reached MCID (P = .17). Three of the six patients who did not reach MCID eventually underwent ankle arthrodesis. The average patient age was 56 years old. There was no correlation between the history of previous surgery, KL grade, sex, or age in terms of outcomes. Seven patients completed the sports module of the FADI, and none reached MCID. Patients with a shorter duration of symptoms had higher post-FADI scores reaching MCID (P < .001). The three patients who underwent arthrodesis had the longest duration of symptoms of 84, 84, and 120 months. No adverse effects were reported in the study group. Total nucleated cell count (TNCC) did not correlate with outcomes in this group, and there was no correlation of TNCC based on age and sex.Conclusion: BMC combined with PRP is a safe treatment option for patients with moderate to advanced ankle arthritis and can provide functional pain relief for a sustained period and delay or possibly obviate the need for future ankle arthrodesis. A shorter duration of symptoms may lead to improved outcomes.  

scholarly journals Retinal microvasculature and time to pregnancy in a multi-ethnic pre-conception cohort in Singapore

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lihua Huang ◽  
See Ling Loy ◽  
Wei-Qing Chen ◽  
Johan G Eriksson ◽  
Yap Seng Chong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fractal Dimension ◽  
Medical Research ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Medical Research Council ◽  
Time To Pregnancy ◽  
National Medical ◽  
Retinal Microvasculature ◽  
Branching Angle ◽  
Retinal Arteriolar

Abstract STUDY QUESTION Can abnormalities in retinal microvasculature representing adverse microcirculatory perfusion and inflammation shed light on the pathophysiology of female fecundability? SUMMARY ANSWER In our prospective study, abnormalities in retinal vascular geometric morphology (i.e. sparser arteriolar fractal and larger venular bifurcation) during pre-conception phase are temporarily associated with a prolonged time-to-pregnancy (TTP). WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Suboptimal retinal microcirculatory morphology has been associated with obesity, psychological stress and hypertension, all of which are known risk factors for reduced female fecundability. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION A total of 652 women of Chinese, Malay or Indian ethnicity 18–45 years of age and planning to conceive spontaneously within the next 12 months were recruited during the pre-conception period into the Singapore PREconception Study of long-Term maternal and child Outcomes (S-PRESTO), from February 2015 to October 2017. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS During recruitment, we collected information on socio-demographic factors, menstrual characteristics and lifestyle behaviors and made anthropometric measurements. We assessed the following retinal microvascular features: caliber, branching angle and fractal dimension. We conducted follow-up telephone surveys to track each participant’s pregnancy status at 6, 9 and 12 months after enrolment. We ascertained clinical pregnancies via ultrasonography, with TTP measured by the number of menstrual cycles required to achieve a clinical pregnancy over a 1-year follow-up. Then, we performed discrete-time proportional hazards models to estimate the fecundability odds ratio (FOR) and 95% CI for each retinal microvascular feature in association with TTP, after adjusting for major confounders, including body mass index and fasting glycemic level at study entry. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF THE CHANCE Among 652 recruited women, 276 (42.3%) successfully conceived within 1 year of follow-up. The mean (and SD) was 1.24 (0.05) Df for retinal arteriolar dimension fraction and 78.45 (9.79) degrees for retinal venular branching angle, respectively. Non-linear relationship testing was performed before multiple adjustment in all associations and a non-monotonic association was detected between retinal venular branching angle and TTP. Compared with women in the highest tertile of retinal arteriolar fractal dimension, women in the second tertile had a prolonged TTP (FOR: 0.68; 95% CI: 0.51–0.92), as did women in the lowest tertile (FOR: 0.73; 95% CI: 0.55–0.98). Compared with women in the middle tertile of retinal venular branching angle, women in the highest tertile had a borderline prolonged TTP (FOR: 0.75; 95% CI: 0.56–1.02). No other retinal vascular features were significantly associated with TTP. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION We were unable to adjust for other potential confounding factors such as female sexual function (e.g. frequency of sexual intercourse), which might introduce a residual bias. Moreover, even though this is a prospective cohort design, our findings can identify the temporal relationship but not necessarily infer a causal relationship between maternal microvasculature and TTP. Lastly, our study involving mainly Chinese, Malay and Indian ethnicities might not be generalizable to other races or ethnicities. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Suboptimal microcirculation may lead to reduced female fecundability. In the future, in addition to conventional ultrasonographic evaluation of ovarian and uterine physiological function, assessing the retinal microvasculature might be useful for assessment of ovarian age, fertility prediction and endometrial evaluation before assisted reproductive techniques for fertility treatments. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) This research is supported by the Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) under its Translational and Clinical Research (TCR) Flagship Programme and administered by the Singapore Ministry of Health’s National Medical Research Council (NMRC) (Singapore-NMRC/TCR/004-NUS/2008; NMRC/TCR/012-NUHS/2014) and Singapore National Medical Research Council Transition Award (NMRC TA/0027/2014). The authors have no competing interests to declare. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03531658.

scholarly journals P11.64 Specialized neurooncologial biorepository of the N.N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center for Neurosurgery: high-quality tumor bank for personalized medicine

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. iii58-iii58
Author(s):  
D Golbin ◽  
G Pavlova ◽  
M Shifrin ◽  
S Shugay ◽  
T Tsukanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Research ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
Tumor Tissue ◽  
Response To Therapy ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Research Center ◽  
Response To Treatment ◽  
Cns Tumor ◽  
National Medical

Abstract BACKGROUND Specialized biorepositories in neurooncology serve for storage of tissue samples derived from patients with central nervous system (CNS) tumors. In 2016 the new facility was launched for collection of CNS tumor specimens. The principal aim of the repository is preparation of frozen CNS tumor samples accompanied by associated clinical, pathological, molecular, and follow-up data. MATERIAL AND METHODS Each surgical biopsy was divided into several aliquots (usually three), registered, and stored in LN2. Since August 2018 from all aliquots a lesser fragment was separated for paraffin block processing. This histological control was applied for quality assurance of frozen samples. Each specimen record was accompanied with demographic, clinical, perioperative, and histological data. In the follow-up, oncological treatment and response to therapy were added to the databank as well as molecular data. All tumor samples are characterized, passportized, stored, and systemically revised. The following biomarkers were evaluated: Cdk4, Cdk6, FGFR, NANOG, OCT4, SOX2, MELK, Nestin, Notch2, Olig2, GFAP, MAP2, β-III-tubulin, PDGFRA. Dedicated original flexible electronic data storage system was designed for information support of tumor collection. Specimen acquisition, procurement, and storage was encoded using SPREC 2.0 coding system. RESULTS Between March 2016 till January 2019 a total of 596 biopsy samples were stored in the repository. All of them were obtained from the patients operated on in N.N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center for Neurosurgery. Among all entities brain gliomas prevailed and comprised 539 biopsy specimens (90,4%). Specimen quality control using histology, immunohistochemistry, fluorescent in situ hybridization, and molecular methods was performed. The frequency of appropriate aliquots is as high as 83,4%. Tumor sample collection included primary and recurrent cases including those, which underwent primary and secondary in N.N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center for Neurosurgery. CONCLUSION Specialized neurooncological biorepository is advantageous due to possibility of tumor tissue collection at different stages of the disease. The associated databank contains patients’ data, tumor tissue data, treatment data, response to treatment, and follow-up data. Further development of the facility will provide collection of the larger spectrum of neurooncological entities, creation of tumor cell culture bank, and experimental therapies for the development of personalized neurooncological treatment.

Clinical behavior of advanced giant cell tumor: 15 years observation study in N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e23501-e23501
Author(s):  
Anastasia Alekseevna Tararykova ◽  
Alexander A. Fedenko ◽  
Elmar R. Musaev
Keyword(s):  
Medical Research ◽  
Malignant Transformation ◽  
Pulmonary Metastases ◽  
Cell Tumor ◽  
Research Center ◽  
Tumor Localization ◽  
National Medical ◽  
Metastasis Development

e23501 Background: Giant cell tumor of bone (GCT) is a relatively rare, benign but locally aggressive osteolytic skeletal neoplasm of young adults, most frequently occurs at the epiphysis of long bones. Distant metastases occur approximately 2-6% of cases most often to the lungs. However, pulmonary metastases do not carry the same connotation as metastases associated with malignant tumors, such as lung cancer or sarcoma. Rarely, GCT undergoes true malignant transformation. The aim of this study is to analyze the clinical behavior of advanced GCT during long-term observer in N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology. Methods: We observed 51 advanced cases among 298 GCT from 2005 till 2020 in N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology. Disease was histologically confirmed by a sarcoma pathologist. Patients underwent CT/MRI every 2 or 3 months of treatment and every 3, 6 or 12 months of follow up period. Treatment options were included atypical pulmonary resection, palliative surgery, chemotherapy with CAP or AI combination, interferon alfa or observation until progression. After 2013 prefer treatment option for advanced GCT was denosumab with once in 3 month’s regimen after 2 years monthly therapy. All patients received daily calcium and vitamin D supplement. Logistic regression was using for statistic analyzes. Results: Median follow-up was 45 months. The average age of patients was 34,8 years, and the women and men ratio was about 1,8:1. The most commonly affected sites were tibia (23,5%, 12/21), sacrum (17,6%), radius (13,7%) and femur (9,8%). According Campanacci classification G3 was the most commonly grade (90%). 46 (56%) cases were anatomically compounded due to tumor localization and 19 (37%) cases were primary disease. 18/298 (6%) cases were with pulmonary metastases. Surgery in history (p < 0,001) and tumor localization in extremity (p < 0,001) were significant for metastasis development. The primary malignant GCT observed in 1% (3/298) cases and 1 % cases of malignant transformation GCT into sarcoma. Only 1/51 (1,9%) death was observed in advanced GCT group. Complications ≥3 grade were observed only in pre-denosumab era. Conclusions: In this study we showed long-term observation of advanced GCT and evaluated significant factors for metastasis development. Surgeries in history and tumor localization were associated with higher risk of metastasis. Denosumab for advanced GCT is a choice of treatment, we wasn’t observed any cases of GCT malignant transformation during denosumab treatment. Quality of live was better in compare with pre-denosumab era. Further investigation of long term denosumab complications is awaited.

METHODS OF MULTICLASSICATION OF BONE MARROW CELLS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE LEUKEMIA AND MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE (ON THE MATERIALS OF THE LABORATORY OF HEMATOPOIESIS OF N. N. BLOKHIN NATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER OF ONCOLOGY)

2020 ◽  
pp. 155-158
Author(s):  
Валентина Викторовна Дмитриева ◽  
Николай Николаевич Тупицын ◽  
Евгений Валерьевич Поляков ◽  
Софья Сергеевна Денисюк
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Acute Leukemia ◽  
Medical Research ◽  
Bone Marrow Cells ◽  
Residual Disease ◽  
Binary Classification ◽  
National Medical ◽  
Cell Class ◽  
Minimal Residual ◽  
Marrow Cells

Применение методов и средств цифровой обработки изображений при распознавании типов клеток крови и костного мозга для повышения качества диагностики острых лейкозов является актуальной научно-технической задачей, отвечающей стратегии развития технологий искусственного интеллекта в медицине. В работе предложен подход к мультиклассификации клеток костного мозга при диагностике острых лейкозов и минимальной остаточной болезни. Для проведения экспериментальных исследований сформирована выборка из 3284 изображений клеток, представленных Лабораторией гемопоэза Национального медицинского исследовательского центра онкологии им. Н.Н. Блохина. Предложенный подход к мультиклассификации клеток костного мозга основан на бинарной модели классификации для каждого из исследуемых классов относительно остальных. В рассматриваемой работе бинарная классификация выполняется методом опорных векторов. Метод мультиклассификации был программно реализован с применением интерпретатора Python 3.6.9. Входными данными программы служат файлы формата *.csv с таблицами морфологических, цветовых, текстурных признаков для каждой из клеток используемой выборки. В выборке представлено девять типов клеток костного мозга. Выходными данными программы мультиклассификации являются значения точности классификации на тестовой выборке, которые отражают совпадение прогнозируемого класса клетки с фактическим (верифицированным) классом клетки. “Эксперимент показал следующие результаты: точность мультиклассификации рассматриваемых типов клеток в среднем составила: 87% на тестовом наборе, 88% на обучающем наборе данных. Проведенное исследование является предварительным. В дальнейшем планируется увеличить число классов клеток, объем выборок различных типов клеток и с уточнением результатов мультиклассификации The use of methods and means of digital image processing in the recognition of types of blood cells and bone marrow to improve the quality of diagnosis of acute leukemia is an urgent scientific and technical task that meets the strategy for the development of artificial intelligence technologies in medicine. The paper proposes an approach to the multiclassification of bone marrow cells in the diagnosis of acute leukemia and minimal residual disease. For experimental studies, a sample of 3284 images of cells was formed, submitted by the Hematopoiesis Laboratory of the National Medical Research Center of Oncology named after V.I. N.N. Blokhin. The proposed approach to the multiclassification of bone marrow cells is based on a binary classification model for each of the studied classes relative to the others. In the work under consideration, binary classification is performed by the support vector machine. The multiclassification method was implemented programmatically using the Python 3.6.9 interpreter. The input data of the program are * .csv files with tables of morphological, color, texture features for each of the cells of the sample used. The sample contains nine types of bone marrow cells. The output data of the multiclassification program are the classification accuracy values on the test sample, which reflect the coincidence of the predicted cell class with the actual (verified) cell class. “The experiment showed the following results: the accuracy of multiclassification of the considered types of cells on average was: 87% on the test set, 88% on the training data set. This study is preliminary. In the future, it is planned to increase the number of classes of cells, the volume of samples of various types of cells and with the refinement of the results of multiclassification

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