A Comparison of Healing Effects of Propolis and Silver Sulfadiazine on Full Thickness Skin Wounds in Rats

Healing effects of propolis and silver sulfadiazine (SS) on skin wounds in rats were compared using qualitative and quantitative parameters and histopathological findings. A total of 30 full thickness skin wounds were created on dorsal aspects of 10 rats; i.e., three wounds on each rat. Of these wou...

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Main Author: E. Moghtaday Khorasgani*, A. H. Karimi and M. R. Nazem
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Language:English
Published: University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 2010-04-01
Series:Pakistan Veterinary Journal
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Online Access:http://www.pvj.com.pk/pdf-files/30_2/72-74%20_994_.pdf
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description Healing effects of propolis and silver sulfadiazine (SS) on skin wounds in rats were compared using qualitative and quantitative parameters and histopathological findings. A total of 30 full thickness skin wounds were created on dorsal aspects of 10 rats; i.e., three wounds on each rat. Of these wounds, 10 each were allocated to group A (propolis), group B (SS) and group C (control). The skin wounds in the rats of groups A, B and C were covered daily for 14 days with 50% propolis cream, SS skin cream and bepanthane cream (control), respectively. Postoperatively, the wound surfaces were examined macroscopically and the healing process and the rates of wound expansion, contraction and epithelialization processes were quantitatively analyzed. As a result, propolis was found in general to have a better wound healing effect than others. At the 10th day of experiment histopathologically, there was inflammatory reaction with infiltration of lymphocytes, macrophages and neutrophils and proliferation of fibroblastic loose connective tissue in dermis of rats of all groups. The severity of these changes was lower in propolis treated group compared to other two groups.
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spelling doaj.art-1c9ffab342ad4e85bee38082dae9f0bc2022-12-21T19:39:48ZengUniversity of Agriculture, FaisalabadPakistan Veterinary Journal0253-83182010-04-013027274A Comparison of Healing Effects of Propolis and Silver Sulfadiazine on Full Thickness Skin Wounds in RatsE. Moghtaday Khorasgani*, A. H. Karimi and M. R. NazemHealing effects of propolis and silver sulfadiazine (SS) on skin wounds in rats were compared using qualitative and quantitative parameters and histopathological findings. A total of 30 full thickness skin wounds were created on dorsal aspects of 10 rats; i.e., three wounds on each rat. Of these wounds, 10 each were allocated to group A (propolis), group B (SS) and group C (control). The skin wounds in the rats of groups A, B and C were covered daily for 14 days with 50% propolis cream, SS skin cream and bepanthane cream (control), respectively. Postoperatively, the wound surfaces were examined macroscopically and the healing process and the rates of wound expansion, contraction and epithelialization processes were quantitatively analyzed. As a result, propolis was found in general to have a better wound healing effect than others. At the 10th day of experiment histopathologically, there was inflammatory reaction with infiltration of lymphocytes, macrophages and neutrophils and proliferation of fibroblastic loose connective tissue in dermis of rats of all groups. The severity of these changes was lower in propolis treated group compared to other two groups.http://www.pvj.com.pk/pdf-files/30_2/72-74%20_994_.pdfBepanthane creamHealing effectsPropolisRatsSilver sulfadiazineSkin wounds
spellingShingle E. Moghtaday Khorasgani*, A. H. Karimi and M. R. Nazem
A Comparison of Healing Effects of Propolis and Silver Sulfadiazine on Full Thickness Skin Wounds in Rats
Pakistan Veterinary Journal
Bepanthane cream
Healing effects
Propolis
Rats
Silver sulfadiazine
Skin wounds
title A Comparison of Healing Effects of Propolis and Silver Sulfadiazine on Full Thickness Skin Wounds in Rats
title_full A Comparison of Healing Effects of Propolis and Silver Sulfadiazine on Full Thickness Skin Wounds in Rats
title_fullStr A Comparison of Healing Effects of Propolis and Silver Sulfadiazine on Full Thickness Skin Wounds in Rats
title_full_unstemmed A Comparison of Healing Effects of Propolis and Silver Sulfadiazine on Full Thickness Skin Wounds in Rats
title_short A Comparison of Healing Effects of Propolis and Silver Sulfadiazine on Full Thickness Skin Wounds in Rats
title_sort comparison of healing effects of propolis and silver sulfadiazine on full thickness skin wounds in rats
topic Bepanthane cream
Healing effects
Propolis
Rats
Silver sulfadiazine
Skin wounds
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