Research Article

Ixora coccinea Enhances Cutaneous Wound Healing by Upregulating the Expression of Collagen and Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor

Figure 5

Effect of I. coccinea methanol extract (IxME) on COL3A1 and bFGF Smad-2, -3, -4, and -7 protein expressions on day 7 (seven) in wound tissues, detected by western blot. Lane (1) nontreated, (2) vehicle control, (3) IxME, and (4) gentamicin sulfate treated animal group, respectively. Values are expressed as mean ± SD. Asterisk ( ) indicates significantly different ( ) as compared to the nontreated and vehicle treated groups. Hash (#) indicates significantly different ( ) as compared to gentamicin sulfate treated group.
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