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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Pharmacotherapy Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
ISSN: 1596-5996 EISSN: 1596-5996
Vol. 16, No. 4, 2017, pp. 873-876
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Bioline Code: pr17111
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Vol. 16, No. 4, 2017, pp. 873-876
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Effect of Zicao ointment on second-degree burns in rats
Luo, Hong-bin; Cao, Yi; Tao, Mao-can; Yang, Xiao-hong & Wang, You-li
Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the healing effect of Zicao Ointment (ZCO) on second-degree burns in rats.
Methods: Male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats, weighing 200 – 220 g, were subjected to deep second-degree
skin burns by electrical scald instrument. The animals were divided into three groups as follows:
(1) second-degree burns (control) group, (2) burns treated with 1 % silver sulfadiazine (SSD) group, and
(3) second-degree burns treated with ZCO group. On days 3, 7 and 14 following administration of the
drug or ZCO, wound area and histopathological changes of rat epidermis were evaluated for the various
groups.
Results: On day 14, mean wound area of ZCO treatment group (0.28 ± 0.04 cm2) was significantly
smaller than that of the control rats (2.63 ± 0.19 cm2, p < 0.01). Histological results indicate that
inflammatory cells disappeared and were replaced by new granulation tissue by day 14 in the group
treated with ZCO. Compared with SSD group rats, the inflammatory cells decreased and fibroblast and
granulation tissues increased significantly in burnt rats treated with ZCO.
Conclusion: Zicao Ointment is effective for the treatment of second-degree burns in rats and may be
suitable for clinical therapy of second-degree burns.
Keywords
Zicao ointment, Second-degree burns, Healing, Rat epidermis, Silver sulfadiazine
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