Acceleration of wound healing in young and aged rats /

(ACM), a complex plant carbohydrate and macrophage

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maxwell, Bryan Douglas, 1967-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Summary:(ACM), a complex plant carbohydrate and macrophage
ACM-stimulated killed macrophages were significantly
activity.
Additionally, we observed changes in the cytokine MRNA
aged rats. Studies were conducted using both ACM injection,
agent, and encourages further studies into the basis of its
and macrophage supplementation to the wound site. Acemannan
and old animals was significantly (cc<0.05) reduced. ACM
animals was significantly (u.<O.05) reduced. There was no
average CWA exposed over the course of healing in both young
between the CWA seen in old control versus young control
closure decreased and average Cumulative Wound Area (CWA)
closure. This thesis focuses on the ability of Acemannan
days to heal in a 2 year old rat. It is our belief that this
decreased wound closure and CWA over that seen in the control
defect present in senescence, and that macrophage activation
different (cc<0.05) from all other treatments, and exhibited
exposed over the course of healing in both young and old
healing in young and old rats. Again, there was no
healing in young and old rats. Overall time to complete
impairment in healing may be due in part to a macrophage
injection to the wound site was found to accelerate wound
macrophages stimulated with ACM. The acceleration seen in
macrophages to the wound site was found to accelerate wound
or supplementation may yield an acceleration in wound
peritoneal macrophages to accelerate wound healing. However,
production for TGF-P, TNF-ot, and IL-6 in young and old
significant difference between the young and old treated
significant difference between young and old ACM-treated
stimulation did not significantly improve the ability of
stimulator, to accelerate wound healing in both young and
these studies strengthens the case of ACM as a wound healing
Wound healing in the aged is delayed. A 6 mm punch biopsy
wound heals in 13 days in a 3 month old rat, but takes 21
wounds, but there was a significant (CC<0.05) difference
wounds. Killed, untreated macrophages were not effective.
wounds. Likewise, a single injection of peritoneal
wounds. Overall time to complete closure decreased and
Item Description:"Major subject: Veterinary Microbiology".
Vita.
Physical Description:x, 54 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 45-53.