silymarin, an extract from silybum marianum, has been shown to have antioxidant properties. however, there is no scientific report on wound healing activity of the silymarin. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of topical administration of silymarin on excision wound healing in rats. excision wounds were made on the back of rats. rats were divided into three groups, as control,...

non:union: is common complication of fracture management. various factors are involved in its occurring. metabolic and endocrine factors are often overlooked. so that aim of study was to evaluate the level of vitamin d and pth in patients with unexplained non:union: and fractures due to low energy trauma. in the case control study, 30 patients with tibial non:union: compared with 32 patients wi...

background tendon injuries are common and it takes a long time for an injured tendon to heal. adverse phenomena such as adhesion and rupture are associated with these injuries. finding a method to reduce the time required for healing whichimproves the final outcome, will lead to decreased frequency and intensity of adverse consequences. this study was designed to investigate the effects of basi...

objective(s) wound licking has been shown to advance wound healing among humans and many other animals. the present study evaluates the licking effects on healing of skin wound in rats. materials and methods twenty four rats were assigned to 4 different groups randomly and two 3 cm longitudinal full thickness incisions were made on each dorsal and ventral side of rats. the ventral incisions wer...

objective(s) the process of wound healing involves tightly integrated events including inflammation, granulation tissue formation and remodeling. systemic administration of l-arginine promotes wound healing but its global side effects are undesirable. to confine the action of l-arginine at the site of injury, we tested the effects of local administration of l-arginine on the healing of excision...

objective(s): we aimed to study the effect of trimetazidine (tmz) on urethral wound repair. materials and methods: a total of 52 male rats were used; 8 groups were formed: 1-week and 3-week control (c1,c3), sham (s1, s3), oral (ot1, ot3), and intraurethral tmz (iut1, iut3) groups. serum and urine total antioxidant capacity (tac), total oxidant capacity (toc), and 8-hydroxy-deoxy-guanosine (8-oh...

background: in developing new products for skin care and wound treatment, biocompatibility plays a major role in the choice of ingredients. thymol, an essential oil extracted from thyme plant, exhibits outstanding antibacterial properties, but more importantly, it proves to be much more compatible to skin cells in comparison to some conventionally used antibiotic drugs and chemicals. objective:...

the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of different time combinations of dexamethasoneand acetylcysteine on experimentally induced corneal ulcers in dogs. experimental corneal wounds werecreated surgically to the anterior one third of the cornea in the center of all eyes of 15 mixed breed dogs. the eyes were divided into five groups according to planned post-operative medications...

in this study, attempts have been made to investigate the self-healing factors in marital conflicts, with an emphasis on the views of ayatollah javadi amoly in anthropology. a holistic approach based on strong points of marriage is better suited to meet different needs of couples, contributing to the resolution of conflicts, as compared to an approach that deals with strengths and self-healing ...

conclusions it seems that applying prp is an effective therapeutic approach for wound healing, and faster wound healing is expected due to the presence of more platelets and growth factors. results at the end of study, the prp group showed a greater reduction in the edema ecchymosed discharge approximation (reeda) score compared to the control group (85.5% reduction in the prp group; 72% in the...