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The Longevity of a Bilayered Skin Substitute After Application to Venous Ulcers

2002; American Medical Association; Volume: 138; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1001/archderm.138.8.1079

1538-3652

Tania J. Phillips, Jasmin Manzoor, Adriana Rojas, Cary Isaacs, Polly Carson, Michael L. Sabolinski, Jan Young, Vincent Falanga,

Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management

A bilayered skin substitute composed of allogeneic keratinocytes and fibroblasts in a collagen gel has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of venous and diabetic ulcers. Its mechanism of action has not been fully determined.To determine the longevity of allogeneic fibroblasts and keratinocytes in a bilayered skin substitute in patients with venous leg ulcers.Ten patients with venous leg ulcers were treated with a bilayered skin substitute on day 0, days 3 to 5, and weeks 1 through 3. Biopsy specimens of the grafted wound were taken. We used polymerase chain reaction analysis to determine whether allogeneic DNA was present in the biopsy specimens.We detected allogeneic DNA in 2 of 8 specimens at 1 month after initial grafting. Neither of the 2 patients showed persistence of allogeneic DNA at 2 months after initial grafting.Allogeneic cells from a bilayered skin substitute do not appear to survive permanently after grafting for treatment of venous leg ulcers. Other mechanisms of action might include cytokine release, structural support, or provision of a moist wound environment.