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A-PRP describes a high concentration of platelets embedded in its own plasma.
There is a increased interests in treatment protocols involving A-PRP, Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma, for sports injuries, skin care and osteoarthritis.
Your doctor draws a small amount of venous blood and isolates the red cells from a platelet concentrate, embedded in its own plasma. The entire process takes less then 10 minutes.
As the Autologous - Platelet Rich Plasma (A-PRP) is processed from the patients own blood, there is no risk of allergy or rejection with this treatment.
Platelets are the key are key actors of hard and soft tissue repair mechanisms. They provide the essential growth factors (FGF, PDGF, TGF-ß , EGF, VEGF, IGF) involved in:
Stem cell migration, differentiation and proliferation. Stimulation of cells such as fibroblasts and endothelial cells, to induce new extracellular matrix deposition and neo-vascularization. Plasma contains many factors essential for cell survival such as nutriments, vitamins, hormones, electrolytes and proteins. Among the plasma proteins, there are the essential molecules for the coagulation process and generation of the fibrin polymer that will serve as a scaffold for cell migration, differentiation and proliferation.
A-PRP is also used in combination with freshly extracted cells (bone marrow, adipose tissue, skin cells, etc.)
