Leukocyte-platelet-rich plasma diminishes bone matrix deposition in rat calvaria treated with autograft due to simultaneous increase in immunohistochemical expression of Indian Hedgehog, transforming growth factor-β, and parathyroid-1 receptor.

Purpose: This study evaluated the immunohistochemical presence of Indian Hedgehog (IHH), transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), and parathyroid-1 receptor (PTH1R) in calvaria bone repair, and compared these results with the histological bone matrix features in defects treated with autograft in the presence or absence of L-PRP.

Material And Methods: An artificial bone defect measuring 5 × 1 mm was produced in the calvaria of 28 Wistar rats. Randomly the defects were treated with autograft and autograft mixed with L-PRP. The animals were euthanized at 15 and 40 days post-surgery. Data were analyzed by Student-Newman-Keuls test (p ≤ .05) for immunohistochemical interpretation.

Results: The results revealed that the histological characteristic of bone matrix deposited in the defect was different in the defects treated with L-PRP. The group that received only the autograft demonstrated larger haversian bone matrix deposited, whereas the group that received autograft mixed with L-PRP revealed trabecular bone deposition. These results coincided with significantly higher immunopositivity for IHH, TGF-β1, and PTH1R in the L-PRP group.

Conclusion: These results suggest that L-PRP altered the biological characteristic of the autograft, increasing the bone cells IHH+ but inducing a trabecular bone associated with intense quantities of TGF-β and PTH1R.