1Department of Anesthesiology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
2Department of Physiology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
3Department of Pharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
4Department of Histology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
5Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
6Department of Anesthesiology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Saba Tahmaseby, Department of Anesthesiology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Online published on 27 November, 2019.
Drugs and many traditional medicine compounds have long been used to accelerate the wound healing process. We investigated the effect of honey and nitroglycerin on wound healing.
The rats were randomly divided into 4 groups of Control, Nitroglycerin, Honey, and Phenytoin. After the injury of animals in each group, except for the control group, the dressings with related-drugs were opened-up daily. T he wound was accessed on days 1, 4, 8, 12, 16, and when it was completely healed. At the same time, a sample of wound was collected at each stage for histological examination.
wound healing period in honey and nitro glycerin groups was significantly shorter than control and phenytoin groups. improvement in inflammation and epithelial formation, were not statistically significant.
It seems that honey and nitroglycerin cause faster wound healing. However, more studies are needed to investigate the effects of these drugs as well as their synergistic use on the wound.
Wound, honey, nitroglycerin, phenytoin
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