Healing of the nasal septal mucosa in an experimental rabbit model of mucosal injury

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the regeneration process of the nasal mucosa after a surgically created mucosal defect in the rabbit nasal septum, and to evaluate the effects of different interventions. Methods A 7 mm‐diameter circular mucosal defect was made in the septum of fort...

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Published in:World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2017-03, Vol.3 (1), p.17-23
Main Authors: Choi, Kyu Young, Cho, Sung Woo, Choi, Jun‐Jae, Zhang, Yu‐Lian, Kim, Dae Woo, Han, Doo Hee, Kim, Hyun Jik, Kim, Dong‐Young, Rhee, Chae‐Seo, Won, Tae‐Bin
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Language:English
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Hyaluronic acid
Mucous membrane
Nasal mucosa
Nasal septum
Rabbits
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Summary:Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the regeneration process of the nasal mucosa after a surgically created mucosal defect in the rabbit nasal septum, and to evaluate the effects of different interventions. Methods A 7 mm‐diameter circular mucosal defect was made in the septum of forty New Zealand white rabbits. The rabbits were divided into four groups (ten rabbits in each group) according to the type of intervention; no treatment (control), silastic sheet (SS), hyaluronic acid (HA), and silastic sheet and hyaluronic acid (SS + HA) group. The diameter of the defect, mucosal thickness, epithelial thickness, and ciliated cell count were evaluated every week for five weeks. Results The average diameter of the defect in the control group were 5.1, 3.65, 1.2, 0.75, and 0.05 mm at postoperative 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 weeks. In the SS group, the diameter decreased to 4.35, 2.1, 0.35, 0.15, and 0 mm at postoperative 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 weeks, respectively, in which the mean diameter of the postoperative week 2 was significantly smaller compared to control (3.65 mm vs. 2.1 mm, P = 0.039). For the HA group and SS + HA group, the diameter of the defect did not show a significant difference from the control group during the five weeks. The mucosal thickness, epithelial thickness, and ciliated cell count of the regenerated mucosa were not significantly different among the groups. Conclusion The regeneration process of the nasal septal mucosa was identified using a novel rabbit model. Mucosal regeneration can be accelerated by applying silastic sheets.
ISSN:2095-8811
2589-1081
DOI:10.1016/j.wjorl.2017.02.004