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. 2022 Jan;25(1):62-72.
doi: 10.1111/vop.12916. Epub 2021 Jul 9.

Concentrations of tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1 and hyaluronic acid in canine amniotic membranes cryopreserved for different time points and its effects in dogs with complicated corneal ulcers

Nathalie Moro Bassil Dower  1 , Alexandre Pinto Ribeiro  2 , Lianna Ghisi Gomes  2 , Andresa de Cássia Martini  3 , Isis Indaiara Gonçalves Granjeiro Taques  2 , Sayanne Luns Hatum de Almeida  2 , Mayara Inácio Vincenzi da Silva  2 , Daniel Moura de Aguiar  2
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Concentrations of tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1 and hyaluronic acid in canine amniotic membranes cryopreserved for different time points and its effects in dogs with complicated corneal ulcers

Nathalie Moro Bassil Dower et al. Vet Ophthalmol. 2022 Jan.

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the concentrations of total protein (TP), tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) and hyaluronic acid (HA) in amniotic membranes (AMs) harvested from placentas of bitches of different ages and cryopreserved for different time points. The outcomes of complicated corneal defects of dogs repaired with AMs stored for the same time points were also evaluated.

Procedures: Ten cryopreserved canine AMs were stored for short term (2-50 days), middle term (92-210 days), or long term (256-357 days). TP was quantified by Bradford's test, whereas TIMP-1 and HA were quantified by ELISA. Twenty-one dogs that had an AM transplantation to restore deep or perforating corneal wounds were selected.

Results: TIMP-1 levels were lower in AMs cryopreserved for middle term (p = .02) and long term (p = .0009), when compared to AMs stored for short term. TP (p = .39) and HA (p = .18) concentrations in AMs did not differ among the storage time. TIMP-1 concentration in AMs correlated with storage time (R = -.65, p < .0001), while TP (R = -.33, p = .07) and HA concentrations did not (R = -.15, p = .41). The age of donors did not correlate with the components evaluated in the AMs. Corneal defects repaired with AMs stored for short term healed sooner than the ones repaired with AMs stored for middle (p < .01) and long term (p = .02). Additionally, TIMP-1 levels in AMs correlated negatively with the epithelization time (R = -.62, p = .002). Graft opacity was severe in 55% of cases. However, the HA levels in AMs correlated negatively with the opacification score (R = -.47, p = .03). Vision was observed in more patients who presented deep ulcers and descemetoceles, than in the ones with perforations (p = .004).

Conclusions: TIMP-1 concentration in canine AMs significantly decreased over a year storage time, while TP and HA concentrations did not change during the same period. The age of donors did not correlate with the components evaluated in the AMs. Complicated corneal defects repaired with AMs cryopreserved for short term healed sooner and tended to be less opaque; however, satisfactory to optimal outcomes were achieved even in the eyes repaired with AMs stored for up to a year.

Keywords: canine amnion; corneal perforation; descemetocele; graft age; total protein.

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