Vancomycin-releasing cross-linked collagen sponges as wound dressings

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  • Jan Miroslav Hartinger Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmacology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-3273
  • Peter Lukáč 2nd Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9916-726X
  • Petr Mitáš 2nd Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Mikuláš Mlček Institute of Physiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Michaela Popková Institute of Physiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1161-3051
  • Tomáš Suchý Department of Composites and Carbon Materials, Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Mechanics, Biomechanics and Mechatronics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2656-4280
  • Monika Šupová Department of Composites and Carbon Materials, Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0902-9059
  • Jan Závora Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Václava Adámková Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7629-5365
  • Hana Benáková Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2412-6751
  • Ondřej Slanař Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmacology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5357-7562
  • Martin Šíma Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmacology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6541-738X
  • Martin Bartoš Department of Stomatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1998-0278
  • Hynek Chlup Department of Mechanics, Biomechanics and Mechatronics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Tomáš Grus 2nd Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1355-7129

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2019.4496

Keywords:

Wound dressing, sponge, carp, freshwater fish, collagen, vancomycin, infection, crosslinking, MRSA

Abstract

The study presents a novel vancomycin-releasing collagen wound dressing derived from Cyprinus carpio collagen type I cross-linked with carbodiimide which retarded the degradation rate and increased the stability of the sponge. Following lyophilization, the dressings were subjected to gamma sterilization. The structure was evaluated via scanning electron microscopy images, micro-computed tomography, and infrared spectrometry. The structural stability and vancomycin release properties were evaluated in phosphate buffered saline. Microbiological testing and a rat model of a wound infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were then employed to test the efficacy of the treatment of the infected wound. Following an initial mass loss due to the release of vancomycin, the sponges remained stable. After 7 days of exposure in phosphate buffered saline (37°C), 60% of the material remained with a preserved collagen secondary structure together with a high degree of open porosity (over 80%). The analysis of the release of vancomycin revealed homogeneous distribution of the antibiotic both across and between the sponges. The release of vancomycin was retarded as proved by in vitro testing and further confirmed by the animal model from which measurable concentrations were observed in blood samples 24 hours after the subcutaneous implantation of the sponge, which was more than observed following intraperitoneal administration. The sponge was also highly effective in terms of reducing the number of colony-forming units in biopsies extracted from the infected wounds 4 days following the inoculation of the wounds with the MRSA solution. The presented sponges have ideal properties to serve as wound dressing for prevention of surgical site infection or treatment of already infected wounds.

Vancomycin-releasing cross-linked collagen sponges as wound dressings

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01-02-2021

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Vancomycin-releasing cross-linked collagen sponges as wound dressings. Biomol Biomed [Internet]. 2021 Feb. 1 [cited 2024 Mar. 19];21(1):61-70. Available from: https://www.bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/4496

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