Research Article

Acidic Phospholipase A2-Peptide Derivative Modulates Oxidative Status and Microstructural Reorganization of Scar Tissue after Cutaneous Injury

Figure 5

Representative photomicrographs of the scar tissue of mice treated with LAPLA2 isolated from snake venom. The images are representative of the scar tissue collected at day 12, indicating the most advanced healing process in all groups. C group: saline solution (0.9%), SS group: silver sulfadiazine (1%), L1 group: LAPLA2 (0.5%), and L2 group: LAPLA2 (0.25%). Tissue cellularity was more pronounced in the groups C and SS, while L1 and L2 animals exhibited marked distribution of cells (arrows) and vessels (asterisk). Bright field microscopy, hematoxylin and eosin staining, and scale bar: 20 μm.