Research Article

Evaluation of the Effects of Honey on Acute-Phase Deep Burn Wounds

Table 1

The characteristics of each zone on burn wound with H&E staining.

30 minDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4

c
 EpidermisN
+++
N
+++
N
+++
N
+++
N
+++
 AppendageN
+++
N
+++
N
+++
N
+++
N
+++
 DermisH
+++
H
+++
H
+++
H
+++
H
+++
 Blood vesselD
++
D
+++
D
+++
D
+++
D
+++
 AdipocyteD
++
D
+++
D
+++
D
+++
D
+++

s0
 EpidermisN
++
N
++
N
++
L
++
L
+++
 AppendageN
++
N
++
N
++
L
++
L
+++
 DermisH
+
H
+
H
+
H
+
H
+
 Blood vesselC
+/−
CB
+
C
+
CT
+++
CT
+++
 AdipocyteD
++
D
+++
D
+++
D
+++
D
+++

s1
 EpidermisN
+
N
+
L
+
L
++
L
+++
 AppendageN
+
N
+
L
+
L
++
L
+++
 DermisH
H
H
H
H
 Blood vesselC
+/−
CB
+
T
+
T
++
T
++
 AdipocyteD
++
D
+++
D
+++
D
+++
D
+++

s2
 EpidermisN
N
L
+
L
+
L
++
 AppendageN
N
L
+
L
+
L
++
 DermisH
H
H
H
H
 Blood vesselT
+/−
T
+/−
BT
+
BT
+
BT
+
 AdipocyteD
+
D
+
D
++
D
++
D

s3
 EpidermisN
N
N
N
N
 AppendageN
N
N
N
N
 DermisH
H
H
H
H
 Blood vesselT
+/−
T
+/−
T
+/−
PB
++
B
++++
 AdipocyteD
+
D
+
D
+
D
++
D
++

s4
 EpidermisN
N
N
N
N
 AppendageN
N
N
N
N
 DermisH
H
H
H
H
 Blood vesselT
+/−
T
+/−
T
+/−
T
+/−
T
+/−
 AdipocyteD
+
D
+
D
+
D
+
D
++

N: necrosis (pyknosis, elongated nucleus, and swelling), L: loss of nucleus, D: destruction of structure, H: hyalinized collagen, B: bleeding, C: coagulation, T: thrombus, and P: patent blood vessel. −: negative, +/−: very mild, +: mild, ++: moderate, and +++: severe.