Introduction: Several factors such as diseases, medications and humoral agents can delay or speed up wound healing process. Because of the limited information about the hormonal changes during wound healing, in this study the relationship between serum levels of growth hormone, insulin and cortisol and wound healing in normal and diabetic rats was evaluated. Methods: Male Wistar rats )weigh...

conclusions the crude hydroalcoholic extract of burdock root was found to cause better outcomes in the healing process, acute inflammation, and fibrosis on the 7th, 14th, and 21st day postoperatively. objectives in this experimental study, 36 male wistar rats each weighting approximately 200 - 220 g were studied in six groups, each with 6 animals for 21 days. hydroalcoholic extract of burdock r...

conclusions epo injection into the site of tibiofibular fractures may possibly accelerate healing. background erythropoietin (epo), in addition to its function as an erythropoiesis regulator has a regenerative activity on some nonhematopoietic tissues. animal studies have suggested a role for erythropoietin in bone healing. objectives the present study aimed to evaluate the effects of local epo...

sulfated polysaccharides have shown promising effects on wound healing processes along with many other biological activities. the sulfated polysaccharides extracted from two algae species habitats in persian gulf were studied in vivo for their effects on collagen formation and epidermal regeneration. the polysaccharides were purified from aqueous extracts of p. tetrastromatica and p. boergeseni...

background burns are still considered one of the most devastating conditions in emergency medicine affecting both genders and all age groups in developed and developing countries, resulting into physical and psychological scars and cause chronic disabilities. this study was performed to determine the healing effect of curcumin on burn wounds in rat. methods seventy female sprague-dawley 180-220...

conclusions pneumoventricle is rare but it can be established after spinal trauma. by awareness of such possibility, accurate diagnosis by clinical examination and imaging is essential for these types of injuries introduction the presence of air within the intracranial cavity, due to the entry of air secondary to an abnormal communication after a dural tear, is defined as pneumocephalus and int...

wound healing has always been among important and crucial subjects in medicine. morphine dependency has also been a social and health problem in the middle east. this study was aimed to investigate the effects of morphine dependency on pro-inflammatory and fibroblast cell recruitment, as well as re-epithelialization and the revascularization processes involved in secondary intention wound heali...

this research established the scientific bases for the folkloric use of the neglected dialium guineense fruit coat in wound and microbial infection management in nigeria. the phytochemical analysis of the crude extract, fractions and sub-fractions was performed by standard methods. agar well diffusion protocol was adopted for the antimicrobial assay while the wound healing properties was determ...