Abstract
Capsular contracture is a common complication affecting about 80% of patients who receive radiotherapy after breast reconstruction with silicone prostheses. This study examines the use of adipocyte stem cells (ASCs) to treat capsular contracture. Thirty rats were operated on to implant a minisilicone prosthesis in the dorsal region. The rats were divided into three groups: control (saline solution injection), radiotherapy (RDT), and RDT + ASC. After 3 months, the capsules were collected and submitted to histological analysis for inflammatory cell presence, vascular density, and collagen fibers, and gene expression of Tnf, Il1rap, Il10, Cd68, Mmp3, and Mmp9 by qPCR. In macroscopic analysis, the RTGO score showed a two-point reduction in RDT + ASC compared with the RDT (P = 0.003). In histological analysis, ASC exhibited less than 50% of inflammatory cells compared with RDT (P = 0.004), which was similar to control. This study demonstrated that Il1rap gene expression was identical in both RDT and RTD + ASC. Compared with control, treatment with ASC reduced Il1rap expression by 30%. Cd68 and Mmp3 expression levels were similar in both the control and RTD + ASC. This study suggests that ASC treatment decreases silicone prosthesis capsule inflammation.
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