Research Article

Hydroethanolic Extract of Strychnos pseudoquina Accelerates Skin Wound Healing by Modulating the Oxidative Status and Microstructural Reorganization of Scar Tissue in Experimental Type I Diabetes

Table 1

Wound area (mm2) and wound contraction index (WCI; mm2/day) in diabetic rats treated with an ointment of Strychnos pseudoquina extract.

SalVHSSES5ES10

F0Area
WCI
F1Area
WCI
F2Area
WCI
F3Area
WCI

Sal: 0.9% saline solution; VH: vehicle (lanolin cream); SS: silver sulfadiazine (cream) (10 mg/g); ES5 and ES10: S. pseudoquina 5% and 10%, respectively. F0 = intact tissue on day 0; F1, F2, and F3 = scar tissue on days 7, 14, and 21, respectively. Data are reported as mean and standard deviation (mean ± SD). , statistically different compared to Sal and VH.