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Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the effects and mechanisms of andiroba-based emulsion (ABE) topical treatment on full-thickness cutaneous wounds in rats. Methods: The wounds were harvested on days 3, 7, 15, and 20 post-surgery. Wound contraction rate, quantitative immunohistochemistry [macrophages, myofibroblasts, capillaries, collagens (col) I and III, transforming growth factor β3β (TGFβ3)], and tensile strength were assessed. Results: Treated wounds were smaller, contracted earlier and had increased angiogenesis, fewer CD68+ and M2 macrophages on days 7 and 15, but higher on day 20. Myofibroblasts appeared on days 3 to 7 in untreated wounds and on days 7 to 15 in treated wounds. TGFβ3 levels were higher in the treated wounds, less dense collagen fibers, lower col I/III ratios and a higher tensile strength. Conclusion: These results demonstrate the important anti-inflammatory role of treatment and the associated modulation of macrophages, myofibroblasts, and TGFβ3 levels. Collagen fibers in the treated wounds were more organized and less dense, similar to unwounded skin, which likely contributed to the higher tensile strength.
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Animais , Masculino , Pele/efeitos dos fármacos , Cicatrização/efeitos dos fármacos , Óleos de Plantas/farmacologia , Meliaceae/química , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta3/efeitos dos fármacos , Anti-Inflamatórios/farmacologia , Pele/patologia , Administração Cutânea , Imuno-Histoquímica , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Resultado do Tratamento , Ratos Wistar , Colágeno Tipo I/análise , Colágeno Tipo III/análise , Emulsões , Matriz Extracelular/efeitos dos fármacos , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta3/análise , Miofibroblastos/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
Os autores apresentam sete casos de pacientes submetidas a vulvectomia com reconstruçao imediata, seis das quais eram portadoras de patologia maligna enquanto uma apresentava hidroadenite extensa e de longa duraçao. Sao analisadas as técnicas empregadas e ressaltada a importância da associaçao entre o ginecologista e o cirurgiao plástico na obtençao do melhor resultado.