Comparative study of peritoneal adhesions after intraperitoneal implantation in rats of meshes of polypropylene versus polypropylene/polyglecaprone versus polyester/porcine collagen

Abstract Purpose To Compare the extent and intensity of adhesions formed between the intra-abdominal organs and the intraperitoneal implants of polypropylene mesh versus polypropylene/polyglecaprone versus polyester/porcine collagen used for correction of abdominal wall defect in rats. Methods After the defect in the abdominal wall, thirty Wistar rats were placed in three groups (ten animals each) for intraperitoneal mesh implant: polypropylene group, polypropylene/polyglecaprone group, and polyester/porcine collagen group. The macroscopic evaluation of the extent and intensity of adhesions was performed 21 days after the implant. Results The polypropylene group had a higher statistically significant impairment due to visceral adhesions (p value = 0.002) and a higher degree of intense adherence in relation to polypropylene/polyglecaprone and polyester/porcine collagen groups (p value<0.001). The polyester/porcine collagen group showed more intense adhesions than the polypropylene/polyglecaprone group (p value=0.035). Conclusions The intraperitoneal implantation of polypropylene meshes to correct defects of the abdominal wall caused the appearance of extensive and firm adhesions to intra-abdominal structures. The use of polypropylene/polyglecaprone or polyester/porcine collagen tissue-separating meshes reduces the number and degree of adhesions formed.

Lignin concentration in oat (Avena byzantina L. ) aerial part as measured by four analytical methods

The current analytical methods to quantify lignin in forages are not satisfactory. A spectrophotometric method, the acetyl bromide lignin(ABL), has been employed to determine lignin concentration in forages; however, it suffers from the lack of an ideal standard with which the optical density readings of samples are compared to. A lignin, extracted from the plant with a solution of acidic dioxane, was employed to build a calibration curve for this method. This procedure was then compared with other methods (acid detergent lignin - ADL, Klason lignin – KL and potassium permanganate lignin – PerL) to determine lignin content on different fractions (stem, leaf and whole plant) of eight oat cultivars (Avena byzantina L.). There was no agreement among the four methods. In general, ABL and KL methods yielded thehighest values while ADL method yielded the lowest, particularly for the young plants. Lignin concentration was higher in the stem fractionas compared to leaf. It was detected influence of maturity stage in the investigated samples. It is concluded that the ABL method employingas standard lignin extracted with acidic dioxane has potential to be employed as a method to determine lignin concentration.

Os métodos analíticos para quantificar a concentração de lignina atualmente em uso não se tem mostrado satisfatórios. Um método espectrofotométrico, a lignina brometo de acetila (LBA) tem sido empregado para determinar o teor de lignina em plantas forrageiras; entretanto, padece da inexistência de um padrão de referência ideal, com o qual as leituras de densidade óptica das amostras são comparadas. Uma lignina, extraída da planta com solução ácida dedioxano, foi empregada para a construção de uma curva de calibração para o método em questão. Este procedimento foi comparado com outros métodos (lignina detergente ácido - LDA, lignina Klason –LK e lignina permanganato de potássio - LPer) na estimativa do teor de lignina em diferentes frações vegetais (caule, folha e parte aérea) de oito cultivares de aveia (Avena byzantina L.). Não houve concordância de valores entre os quatro métodos analíticos. Num âmbito geral,LBA e LK forneceram as maiores estimativas enquanto a LDA resultounos menores valores, particularmente nas amostras de plantas mais jovens. A concentração de lignina foi mais elevada na fração caule do que na folha. Foi detectado efeito da maturidade nas amostras analisadas. Conclui-se que o método LBA usando como padrão de referência a lignina extraída com dioxano ácido tem potencial para ser empregado nas determinações dos teores de lignina.