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Time and Dose Effects of Mitomycin C on Extracellular Matrix Fibroblasts and Proteins
Author(s) -
Ferguson Bryce,
Gray Steven D.,
Thibeault Susan
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1097/01.mlg.0000150694.08259.80
Subject(s) - extracellular matrix , mitomycin c , fibroblast , microbiology and biotechnology , matrix (chemical analysis) , chemistry , extracellular , cancer research , biology , biochemistry , genetics , in vitro , chromatography
Objectives/Hypothesis: The objective was to determine treatment dose and time‐dependent effects of injected mitomycin C on extracellular matrix fibroblasts, collagen, and fibronectin, important mediators in the wound healing response, in a rat cutaneous wound model. Study Design: A prospective, controlled animal study. Methods: Forty rats were injected with three different doses (0.4, 2.3, and 5.0 mg/mL) of mitomycin C at three different wound sites with a fourth wound site receiving saline as a control. The rats were grouped to have their tissue harvested at five different dates ranging from 1 week to 8 weeks. After death, samples from the wound site underwent Western blot analysis for collagen and fibronectin and histological analysis measuring fibroblast apoptosis. Results: Over an 8‐week period, collagen and fibronectin significantly decreased and fibroblast apoptosis significantly increased. No correlation was found between the injected dose of mitomycin C and either the extracellular matrix protein concentration or the rate of fibroblast apoptosis. Conclusion: Mitomycin C demonstrated a long‐term effect in a wound, inhibiting collagen and fibronectin production and inducing apoptosis. Use of mitomycin C in excess of 0.4 mg/mL did not alter protein concentrations or rate of apoptosis.