目的 探讨高压氧(HBO)对中国人下肢创伤后小腿部慢性创面愈合的影响,以及创面愈合与外周循环中CD34+内皮干细胞(EPCs)的相关性.方法 选择119例下肢创伤后小腿部慢性创面病程>3个月的患者,进行一个随机、单中心和对照的临床研究.其中97例接受HBO治疗,22例接受相同高气压非氧气治疗作为压力效应对照的安慰剂治疗组.每天治疗90 min(总过程120min),每周5d连续4周,观察患者在HBO治疗前、后小腿慢性创面愈合率,流式细胞仪检测其外周循环中CD34+ EPCs细胞平均计数和设门选定的细胞群中CD34 +/Scal-1+,CD34 +/CXCR4细胞的百分比,并统计分析CD34+ EPCs细胞水平与下肢慢性创面愈合速率的相关性.结果 在接受HBO治疗第4周,在HBO治疗和对照组患者下肢创面愈合率差异有统计学意义(62.7%±22.3%vs34.4%±20.6%,P< 0.05).经过10次HBO治疗,外周循环中CD34+ EPCs细胞平均计数由HBO治疗前的(0.24±0.03)%升高到(1.32±0.05)%;而经过20次HBO治疗,患者外周循环中CD34+EPCs细胞平均计数为(1.75±0.17)%,较治疗之前差异有统计学意义(P<0.05).在设门细胞中,HBO治疗20次后CD34 +/Scal-1+,CD34 +/CXCR4细胞百分比分别是HBO治疗前的5.8倍和5.2倍.在压力效应的对照组中,外周循环中CD34+ EPCs细胞没有增加.在经过10次HBO处理后,患者外周循环中CD34+ EPCs细胞数目和下肢创面愈合的相关性之间存在一个显著地正相关性(r2=0.84;P< 0.01).结论 HBO治疗可以通过动员外周循环中EPCs促进下肢创伤后慢性创面的愈合.
Objective To evaluate the effects of hyperbaric oxygen(HBO)therapy in the management of chronic wound and observe the correlation between wound healing and CD34 + endothelial progenitor cells(EPCs).Methods A total of 119 patients with chronic wound in lower extremities lasting 〉3 months were recruited for this randomized,single-center,placebo-controlled clinical trial.The changes of CD34 + average count before and after HBO therapy were detected by flow cytometry(FACS).There were 97 patients on long-term HBO therapy and in 22 patients on hyperbaric air therapy as control group.The CD34/Scal-1 + and CD34/CXCR4 dual-positive populations of gated cell were determined respectively by FACs.The outcomes of two groups were compared.Treatment was administered within a single-place hyperbaric chamber for 90-main daily(session duration 120 main)for 5 days a week for 4 weeks (20 treatment sessions).Results The wound size decreased at the4-week end point(62.7% +22.3% in the HBO group vs 34.4% +20.6% in the control group,P 〈0.05).Mter 10 episodes of HBO therapies for chronic non-healing wound,the peripheral CD34 + EPCs average count rose from 0.24% + 0.03% at pretreatment to 1.32% ±0.05% while the number was 1.75% + 0.17% after 20 episodes of HBO(P 〈 0.05)Both were significantly different from that of the patients at pre-treatment.However the overall circulating white cell count was not significantly elevated.The CD34/Scal-1 + and CD34/CXCR4 dual-positive populations of gated cell in HBO group were 5.8 and 5.2 folds than those at pre-treatment respectively.The number of EPCs was positively correlated with wound healing in lower extremities(correlation coefficient 0.84 ; P 〈 0.01).Conclusion Adjunctive treatment of HBO facilitates the healing of chronic non-healing wound in selected patients through the mobilization of EPCs.