TY - JOUR AU - Kim, Jeon-Mo AU - Yoon, Hun-Young PY - 2021/05/20 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Evaluation of poly (ethylene glycol–propylene glycol) copolymer bone hemostatic agent containing gentamicin for enhancing local antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects in an infected calvarial defect rat model JF - The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine JA - TJVM VL - 51 IS - 3 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjvm/article/view/250960 SP - 461-472 AB - <p>Bone wax is the most commonly used hemostatic agent in surgery; however, it is non-absorbable and may act as a nidus of infection. Thus, new hemostatic agents that are absorbable and have antibiotic effects are needed. In this study, we assessed the hemostatic ability, bioabsorption, and local antibiotic and anti-inflammatory effects of a newly developed poly(ethylene glycol–propylene glycol) (PEG-PPG) copolymer containing gentamicin (PEG-PPGg) in a calvarial defect rat model. A total of 100 Sprague Dawley rats were used in this study. Twenty were used to determine time to hemostasis and bioabsorption of PEG-PPGg. The remaining rats were assigned to four groups: two groups were infected with Staphylococcus aureus in the calvarial defects and treated with PEG-PPGg or PEG-PPG, and two non-infected groups were likewise treated with PEG-PPGg or PEG-PPG. Hemostasis was completed within 10 s in all defects and PEG-PPGg was absorbed within three days. Systemic inflammation did not significantly differ among the groups (P &gt; 0.05). Early necropsies (three days and one week) suggested reduction of bacterial infection after application of PEG-PPGg. Histopathological examination showed that infected calvarial defects treated with PEG-PPGg had less local inflammatory cell infiltration and a lower degree of osteonecrosis than those treated with PEG-PPG (P &lt; 0.05). In conclusion, PEG-PPGg showed immediate hemostatic effects and bioabsorption and displayed local antibiotic and anti-inflammatory effects in an infected calvarial defect rat model. Therefore, PEG-PPGg can be used as a bone hemostatic agent for controlling both bone bleeding and bacterial infection.</p> ER -