Research Article

Improvement of Skeletal Muscle Regeneration by Platelet-Rich Plasma in Rats with Experimental Chronic Hyperglycemia

Table 2

The number of muscle fibers and vessels in the injured skeletal muscle.

ParameterGroup3 days7 days14 days28 days

Damaged fibers (no./mm2)Control9
CH
CH+PRP
P0.0300.005<0.001<0.001
Regenerating fibers (no./mm2)Control
CH
CH+PRP
P<0.001<0.001<0.001
Vessels, (no./field)Control
CH
CH+PRP
<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001

Data are presented as . CH: chronic hyperglycemia; PRP: platelet-rich plasma; : possibility by Fisher -criterion. Results of Bonferroni post hoc test are described in the text.