[Study of the effect of streptokinase and allopurinol in island skin flaps submitted to prolonged ischemia: experimental study in rats]. / Estudo da ação da estreptoquinase e do alopurinol em retalhos cutâneos em ilha submetidos à isquemia prolongada: estudo experimental em ratos.

BACKGROUND: To establish a relation between the survival rate of island skin flaps submitted to prolonged ischemia and the effect of streptokinase and allopurinol administered after the ischemic period. METHODS: A total of 48 male Winstar rats, each weighing between 300 and 350 grams,were separated into four groups of twelve as follows: control, allopurinol, streptokinase and association of allopurinol and streptokinase, were submitted to an epigastric island flap dissection followed by epigastric vessel bundle clamping. Flaps remained this way for 8 hours in normothermic mixed ischemia. After the ischemic period, clamps were removed and each rat received the therapeutical scheme proposed for the group by intravenous injections. Flap survival analysis was performed on the seventh post operative day. Variance and descriptive analyses (as a percentage of the necrotic area) as well as Dunnett-T3 multiple comparisons among the 4 groups and median tests were carried out. RESULTS: Rats in the control group presented an average of 79.88% of necrosis in the flap total area; those which received allopurinol presented an average of 64.05% of necrosis whereas the group which received streptokinase showed an average of 55.52% of necrosis. With the association of both drugs, rats presented an average of 54.30% of necrosis in the flap total area. By applying Dunnet test and the median test, it could be verified that, in this study the streptokinase group had the lowest necrosis rate. CONCLUSION: The systemic administration of streptokinase after 8 hours of normothermic global ischemia resulted in an increased survival rate of epigastric island skin flaps in rats, when compared to the administration of allopurinol, association of the two drugs and the control group.

Estudo da ação da estreptoquinase e do alopurinol em retalhos cutâneos em ilha submetidos à isquemia prolongada: estudo experimental em ratos / Study of the effect of streptokinase and allopurinol in island skin flaps submitted to prolonged ischemia: experimental study in rats

OBJETIVO: Estabelecer relação entre a sobrevivência de retalhos cutâneos em ilha submetidos à isquemia prolongada e o uso da estreptoquinase e do alopurinol administrados após o período de isquemia prolongado. MÉTODOS: Foram utilizados 48 ratos machos da raça Wistar, com peso entre 300 e 350g, divididos em quatro grupos com 12 cada um, sendo; grupo controle, alopurinol, estreptoquinase e associação de alopurinol com estreptoquinase, submetidos à dissecção de retalho epigástrico em ilha, seguido de clampeamento do feixe vascular, por oito horas em isquemia mista normotérmica. Após este período, as pinças foram retiradas e cada animal recebeu o esquema terapêutico proposto através de injeção intravenosa. A análise da sobrevivência dos retalhos foi realizada no sétimo dia de pós-operatório. Foram realizadas análises descritivas ( por cento de área necrótica) e de variâncias, bem como comparações múltiplas de Dunnett T3 entre os quatro grupos e o teste da mediana. RESULTADOS: O grupo controle apresentou em média 79,88 por cento de necrose da área total. Aqueles que receberam alopurinol apresentaram em média 64,05 por cento de necrose e o grupo que recebeu estreptoquinase apresentou em média 55,52 por cento de necrose. Com a associação das duas drogas, os ratos apresentaram 54,30 por cento em média de necrose do retalho. Aplicando o teste Dunnett e o teste da mediana verificou-se de que o grupo estreptoquinase é o com menor percentual de necrose neste estudo. CONCLUSÃO: A administração sistêmica da estreptoquinase após oito horas de isquemia mista normotérmica resultou em aumento da sobrevivência de retalhos epigástricos em ilha em ratos, quando comparada à administração de alopurinol, associação do alopurinol e estreptoquinase e do grupo controle.

BACKGROUND: To establish a relation between the survival rate of island skin flaps submitted to prolonged ischemia and the effect of streptokinase and allopurinol administered after the ischemic period. METHODS: A total of 48 male Winstar rats, each weighing between 300 and 350 grams,were separated into four groups of twelve as follows: control, allopurinol, streptokinase and association of allopurinol and streptokinase, were submitted to an epigastric island flap dissection followed by epigastric vessel bundle clamping. Flaps remained this way for 8 hours in normothermic mixed ischemia. After the ischemic period, clamps were removed and each rat received the therapeutical scheme proposed for the group by intravenous injections. Flap survival analysis was performed on the seventh post operative day. Variance and descriptive analyses (as a percentage of the necrotic area) as well as Dunnett-T3 multiple comparisons among the 4 groups and median tests were carried out. RESULTS: Rats in the control group presented an average of 79.88 percent of necrosis in the flap total area; those which received allopurinol presented an average of 64.05 percent of necrosis whereas the group which received streptokinase showed an average of 55.52 percent of necrosis. With the association of both drugs, rats presented an average of 54.30 percent of necrosis in the flap total area. By applying Dunnet test and the median test, it could be verified that, in this study the streptokinase group had the lowest necrosis rate. CONCLUSION: The systemic administration of streptokinase after 8 hours of normothermic global ischemia resulted in an increased survival rate of epigastric island skin flaps in rats, when compared to the administration of allopurinol, association of the two drugs and the control group.