Healing effects of natural latex serum 1% from Hevea brasiliensis in an experimental skin abrasion wound model.
RatWoundWistarMalen = 72 rats in total, 24 per group, 8 euthanised per group on e…Topical, without occlusive dressingLatex serum 1% (gel-cream formulation)Treatment started after dermabrasion and given daily
Model: Dorsal cervical skin abrasion (dermabrasion) of approximately 2 cm made with an LB-100 dermabrader and diamond sanding disk
Latex serum 1% gave a higher re-epithelialisation rate than saline and antiseptic at day 7 and reached about 99% re-epithelialisation by day 10 versus 88% for antiseptic and 83% for saline, with thinner crusts and a thicker epidermis. Myeloperoxidase peaked at day 2 in all groups and fell from day…
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