Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Despite the significant advances in the knowledge of the healing process, there is a limited number of studies demonstrating the relationships of this healing with ageing and elevated levels of glycemia. PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of ageing and hyperglycemia on the healing of colonic anastomosis. METHODS: 138 young and old male rats were utilized. Some of them were normoglycemic and others had hyperglycemia induced by streptozocin (50mg/kg). They were maintained under control for 90 days. They were then submitted to a termino-terminal anastomosis in the left colon. On the third, seventh and fourteenth days after surgery, their resistance was evaluated and a histopathological study of the anastomosis was carried out. RESULTS: Gain in resistance was similar for both groups. The additive effect of age with hyperglycemia made a significant difference to the collagen I (p<0.001), III (p=0.022) and total (p<0.001). Among the old animals, the glycemia was a determining factor for the occurrence of a significant difference in total collagen (p=0.029) and collagen I (p=0.013). Among the normoglycemics, age determined a lower density of collagen I (p=0.002). CONCLUSION: There is delayed collagen synthesis and maturation of the scars of older animals, a situation that becomes more serious in older hyperglycemic animals, but insufficient to adversely affect the gain in resistance.
Highlights
Despite the significant advances in the knowledge of the healing process, there is a limited number of studies demonstrating the relationships of this healing with ageing and elevated levels of glycemia
The aim of this study is to recognize the interferences caused to the collagen synthesis in colonic anastomoses by ageing and by hyperglycemia in animals
All the animals induced with streptozocin developed hyperglycemia
Summary
Despite the significant advances in the knowledge of the healing process, there is a limited number of studies demonstrating the relationships of this healing with ageing and elevated levels of glycemia. Purpose: To evaluate the effects of ageing and hyperglycemia on the healing of colonic anastomosis. Some of them were normoglycemic and others had hyperglycemia induced by streptozocin (50mg/kg) They were maintained under control for 90 days. The additive effect of age with hyperglycemia made a significant difference to the collagen I (p
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