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Previous issue date: 2012-03-28 / Wound healing represents a dynamic physiological process initiated and influenced by many factors. Nanocrystalline silver have been demonstrated to have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties, whereas papain is a proteolytic enzyme, which has been used in different formulations for wound treatment in clinics. Objectives This study was conducted to further evaluate the wound healing activity of nanocrystalline silver dressings as compared to that obtained with 2% papain gel, for the treatment of acute wounds in rats and the impact on VEGF expression. Forty-eight male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups. Group 1: treated with saline solution (NaCl 0.9%); group 2: treated with nanocrystalline silver; group 3: treated with the excipient gel; group 4: treated with 2% papain gel. A full-thickness wound of 1.5 x 1.5 cm? was excised from the back of the rats, under aseptic conditions and were anesthetized by a mixture of ketamine and xylazine. All the animals were evaluated on the 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th and 15th days for wound-healing rating and histological evaluation and imunohistochemistry for VEGF. The statistical analysis was performed ANOVA, followed by Bonferroni s test. The group treated with the nanocrystalline silver dressing, showed a healing ratio superior, in all periods, when compared to control group and was the unique showing complete wound healing at 15 days of evaluation. The 2% papain gel group, a significantly higher wound healing rate was observed only at the 3th and the 6th days, but the wound showed a bleeding and decrease of wound healing ratio from the 9th day on. Histological evaluation showed a fully matured and compact granulation tissue on the nanocristaline silver group. The others groups displayed thickned epidermis, with extensive areas of inflammation. Evident immunopositivity for VEGF was also seen in the granulation tissue layer at the 9th day, the nanocrystalline silver group showed a higher VEGF expression in blood vessels, epidermal cells and granulation tissue. In this work, based on both the qualitative and the quantitative analysis, the nanocrystalline silver group showed a better wound healing effect in view of a rapid contraction of wound, compared with the others groups. Furthermore, we show for the first time that pro-healing activities of nanocrystalline silver dressings are likely associated to the modulation of VEGF expression. / O processo de cicatriza??o representa uma cascata de eventos din?micos iniciados e influenciados por diversos fatores. A prata nanocristalina tem demonstrado uma a??o antimicrobiana e anti-inflamat?ria em diversos estudos, enquanto a papa?na, al?m da a??o anti-inflamat?ria, ? usada no desbridamento de feridas, por ser uma enzima proteol?tica. A a??o da papa?na depende da sua concentra??o que varia de 1% a 10%. Esse estudo foi conduzido com o objetivo de avaliar a a??o da prata nanocristalina e da papa?na gel 2% sobre o processo de cicatriza??o em ratos e o impacto dessas subst?ncias sobre a express?o de VEGF. Foram randomizados 48 ratos Wistar em 4 grupos. Grupo 1: tratado com solu??o salina; grupo 2: tratado com prata nanocristalina; grupo 3: tratado com gel excipiente; grupo 4: tratado com papa?na gel a 2%. Foi realizado uma excis?o de espessura total no dorso do animal, medindo de 1,5 x 1,5 mm. Foi respeitada t?cnica ass?ptica rigorosa e o animal foi anestesiado com xilazina e quetamina por via intraperitoneal. Todos os animais foram avaliados no 3?, 6?, 9?, 12? e 15? dia. As les?es foram fotografadas e analisadas pelo Programa Image J para estimar a ?rea. Foram recolhidas amostras das les?es nos diferentes per?odos de avalia??o para an?lise histol?gica e imuno-histoquimica para VEGF. A an?lise estat?stica foi feita pelo teste de an?lise de vari?ncia (ANOVA), seguido pelo Teste de Bonferroni, utilizando programa Graphped 4. O grupo tratado com a prata nanocristalina, apresentou cicatriza??o completa ao final de 15 dias, diferente dos outros grupos. O grupo tratado com papa?na gel 2% apresentou uma maior taxa de cicatriza??o no 3? e 6? dia, que se manteve est?vel a partir do 9? dia. A avalia??o histol?gica mostrou um tecido de granula??o maduro no grupo da prata nanocristalina. Os outros grupos apresentaram uma epiderme espessa com extenso infliltrado inflamat?rio. Foi evidente a imunopositividade para VEGF no grupo da prata nanocristalina, principalmente no 9? dia de tratamento. Nesse trabalho, baseado tanto na an?lise quantitativa como qualitativa, o grupo tratado com prata nanocristalina mostrou uma melhor taxa de cicatriza??o, evidenciado por uma mais r?pida contra??o da ferida, comparada com os outros grupos. Al?m disso, evidenciamos que a a??o pr? cicatriza??o da prata nanocristalina est? associada com a modula??o da express?o de VEGF.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:IBICT/oai:tede2.pucrs.br:tede/1682 |
| Date | 28 March 2012 |
| Creators | Fioravanti Junior, Geferson Antonio |
| Contributors | Campos, Maria Martha |
| Publisher | Pontif?cia Universidade Cat?lica do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Medicina e Ci?ncias da Sa?de, PUCRS, BR, Faculdade de Medicina |
| Source Sets | IBICT Brazilian ETDs |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da PUC_RS, instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, instacron:PUC_RS |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | 7620745074616285884, 500, 600, -8624664729441623247 |
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