Platelet rich plasma, stromal vascular fraction and autologous conditioned serum in treatment of knee osteoarthritis

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a multifactorial chronic disease, causing several problems on patients, hygiene and community care systems. Conventional therapies, such as non-pharmacological mediations, systemic drug treatment and intra-articular therapies are applying previously; however, controlling and management approaches of the disease mainly remain insufficient. Injections of intra-articular therapies directly into the joint evade conservative obstacles to joint entry, rise bioavailability and minor systemic toxicity. Current progresses in osteoarthritis management have designed better diversity of treatment approaches. Innovative treatments, such as autologous blood products and mesenchymal stem cells, are in progress. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is one of the several novel therapeutic approaches that stay to progress in the field of orthopedic medicine. Stromal vascular fraction (SVF) comprises a lesser amount of mesenchymal stem cells and is a treatment for OA and cartilage damage. Based on novel opinions, an innovative therapy by autologous conditioned serum (ACS) from the whole blood was settled. The inoculation of ACS into tissues has revealed clinical efficacy for the treatment of osteoarthritis and muscle injuries. Here, we make available historical perspective of PRP, SVF, and ACS and the other existing researches on using PRP, SVF and ACS for the treatment of knee OA. In conclusion, in current years, OA stem cell therapy has rapidly progressed, with optimistic consequences in animals and human studies. Additionally, PRP, SVF and ASC injection seem to be accompanied with numerous favorable results for treatment of patients with OA.

Keywords: Autologous conditioned serum; Cell therapy; Osteoarthritis; Platelet-rich plasma; Stromal vascular fraction.