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Abstract Title:

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Enhanced Circulating Levels of Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Angiogenesis Biomarkers, Blood Flow, in Ischemic Areas in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease.

Abstract Source:

J Clin Med. 2018 Dec 14 ;7(12). Epub 2018 Dec 14. PMID: 30558177

Abstract Author(s):

Pao-Yuan Lin, Pei-Hsun Sung, Sheng-Ying Chung, Shan-Ling Hsu, Wen-Jung Chung, Jiunn-Jye Sheu, Shu-Kai Hsueh, Kuan-Hung Chen, Re-Wen Wu, Hon-Kan Yip

Article Affiliation:

Pao-Yuan Lin

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: This study tested the hypothesis that hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy enhanced the circulating levels of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), soluble angiogenesis factors, and blood flow in ischemic areas in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD).

METHODS: In total, 57 consecutive patients with PAOD undergoing the HBO therapy (3 atmospheres (atm) for 2 h each time) were prospectively enrolled into the present study. Venous blood sampling was performed to assess the circulating levels of EPCs and soluble angiogenesis factors prior to and during five sessions of HBO therapy. Additionally, skin perfusion pressure (SPP), an indicator of blood flow in ischemic areas, was measured by moorVMS-PRES.

RESULTS: The results demonstrated that the circulating levels of EPCs (cluster of differentiation (CD)34⁺/CD133⁺/CD45, CD31⁺/CD133⁺/CD45, CD34⁺) and soluble angiogenesis factors-vascular endothelial growth factor/stromal cell-derived factor 1/hepatocyte growth factor/fibroblast growth factor (VEGF/SDF-1α/HGF/FGF) were significantly increased post-HBO therapy as compared to pre-HBO therapy (all<0.01). Additionally, Matrigel assay showed that the angiogenesis was significantly increased in post-HBO therapy as compared to prior to therapy (<0.001). Furthermore, SPP was significantly increased in the ischemic area (i.e., plantar foot and mean SPP of the ischemic foot) in post-HBO therapy as compared to pre-HBO therapy (all<0.01). Importantly, the HBO therapy did appear to result in complications, and all the patients were uneventfully discharged without amputation.

CONCLUSIONS: HBO therapy augmented circulating levels of EPCs and angiogenesis factors, and improved the blood flow in the ischemic area.

Study Type : Human Study

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