Local delivery of nicotine does not mitigate fibrosis but may lead to angiogenesis

Journal of Biomaterials Applications
Kenneth K NgHeather Sheardown

Abstract

As with most implanted biomaterials, the wound healing response following implantation of a silicone breast implant leads to the formation of a fibrotic capsule. This can result in capsular contracture, a painful complication that often necessitates the removal of implant. It is well established that nicotine and nicotinic agonists inhibit inflammatory signaling. Based on the link between the inflammatory response and capsule formation, we hypothesized that local delivery of nicotine from the implant may lead to the reduction in inflammation and capsule thickness, which may ultimately reduce the incidence of capsular contracture. Nicotine was loaded into PDMS membranes using a previously established method. The loaded materials were implanted into the submammary pockets between the third and fourth mammary glands of rats. To confirm that the nicotine was acting locally and not systemically, serum cotinine, the primary metabolite of nicotine, was measured by ELISA at 3 days. Thirty days post implantation, the animals were euthanized and the tissue samples were fixed for histological analysis. Blood vessel density was measured immunohistochemically, while the capsule thickness was evaluated microscopically. While the presence of ...Continue Reading

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