Method to obtain a plasma rich in platelet- and plasma-growth factors based on water evaporation

PLoS One. 2024 Feb 21;19(2):e0297001. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297001. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Platelet-Rich Plasma, also known as PRP, is an autologous biologic product used in medicine as a treatment for tissue repair. Nowadays, the majority of PRP obtention methods enrich only platelets, not considering extraplatelet biomolecules, which take part in several cell processes. In the present work, a novel PRP preparation method was developed to obtain a PRP rich in both platelet and plasma extraplatelet molecules. The method is based on the evaporation of the water of the plasma using a rotary evaporator. With this new methodology an increase in plasmatic growth factors and, as a consequence, a better dermal fibroblast cell viability was achieved, compared to a standard PRP formulation. This novel PRP product obtained with this new methodology showed promising results in vitro as an improved PRP treatment in future application.

MeSH terms

  • Blood Platelets
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins* / pharmacology
  • Platelet-Rich Plasma*
  • Wound Healing

Substances

  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins

Grants and funding

Authors acknowledge the funding support to Lourdes Basabe-Desmonts from “Ministerio de Ciencia y Educación de España” under the grant PID2020-120313GB-I00/AIE/10.13039/501100011033 and Eusko Jaurlaritza for the consolidation of the research groups (IT1633-22). Important to mention the founding support given to J. Mercader Ruiz by the UPV/EHU PIF Industrial (reference PIFIND19/03) and to M. Beitia for the Torres Quevedo program grant (reference PTQ- 3122019-010386). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.