Effective enzymatic debridement of burn wounds depends on the denaturation status of collagen
Effective enzymatic debridement of burn wounds depends on the denaturation status of collagen
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DOI:
10.1111/wrr.12827
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发表时间:
2020-06-22
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2.9
通讯作者:
Boekema, Bouke K. H. L.
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作者:
Kwa, Kelly A. A.;van Haasterecht, Ludo;Boekema, Bouke K. H. L.
The treatment of burn wounds by enzymatic debridement using bromelain has shown promising results in our burn center. However, inadequate debridement occurred in a few cases in which the etiology of the burn was attributed to relatively low temperature burns. We hypothesized that bromelain is ineffective in burns in which collagen denaturation, which occurs approximately at 65 degrees C, has not taken place. Our objective was to assess whether there is a relationship between the denaturation of collagen and the ability of bromelain to debride acute scald burn wounds of different temperatures. Ex vivo human skin from four different donors was cut into 1x1 cm samples, and scald burns were produced by immersion in water at temperatures of 40 degrees C, 50 degrees C, 60 degrees C, 70 degrees C, and 100 degrees C for 20 minutes. Denaturation of collagen was assessed with histology, using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and a fluorescently labeled collagen hybridizing peptide (CHP), and with second harmonic generation (SHG) microscopy. Burned samples and one control sample (room temperature) were weighed before and after application of enzymatic debridement to assess the efficacy of enzymatic debridement. After enzymatic debridement, a weight reduction of 80% was seen in the samples heated to 70 degrees C and 100 degrees C, whereas the other samples showed a reduction of 20%. Unfolding of collagen, loss of basket-weave arrangement, and necrosis was seen in samples heated to 60 degrees C or higher. Evident CHP fluorescence, indicative of collagen denaturation, was seen in samples of 60 degrees C, 70 degrees C and 100 degrees C. SHG intensity, signifying intact collagen, was significantly lower in the 70 degrees C and 100 degrees C group (P