Effect of green tea (Camellia sinensis) extract on healing process of surgical wounds in rat

Autor: Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei, Alaleh Zamiri, Pouya Parsaei, Sareh Ezzati, Sayyed Yazdan Asadi, Fereshteh Mohammadizadeh, Mehrdad Karimi
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: International Journal of Surgery. 11(4):332-337
ISSN: 1743-9191
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2013.02.014
Popis: Green tea (Camellia sinensis) has anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and may enhance wound healing process. The present study, therefore, was aimed to examine the effect of green tea ethanolic extract on wound healing process.For this experimental study, 36 healthy male Wistar rats were randomly designated to three groups of A, B, and C which, respectively treated with, Vaseline + 0.6% green tea extract, Vaseline and normal saline for 21 days. Wounds' length and area were measured by caliper every other day and specimens were taken at 3rd, 12th, and 21st day for microscopical examinations. Data were analyzed by SPSS 16 using survival analysis (Breslow test), repeated measured ANOVA, one-way ANOVA and Mann–Whitney. P
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