Effect of Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 on Wound Healing in Induced Diabetic Rats
Abstract
Objective: Delayed wound healing is one of the complications of diabetes mellitus, exhibited by profound inflammation and decreased granulation tissues. The current study was carried out to evaluate wound healing in both normal and diabetic rats. In addition, it evaluated the potential protective effect of transforming growth factor β1 (TGF β1), that has the broadest spectrum of actions, affecting all cell types that are involved in all stages of wound healing to accelerate wound healing in normal & diabetic rats.
Methods: The present study was performed on 40 male albino rats. Each 10 rats were designed as a group. Group I saved as control. They received incisional wound in their tongues 1 cm length and 1/2 cm depth. Group II received 500 ng/kg of TGF β1 5 minutes before wounding. Group III diabetes was induced then rats were treated as second group. At the 14th day post wounding, sections of tongues were taken for hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichome staining to examine the histological changes. The intracellular actions of TGF β1 were studied by TEM.
Results: A higher cell proliferation rate and a denser and more organized new extracellular matrix and complete wound closure was detected at the 14th days in the TGF β1 treated wound in comparison with the 14th days for the untreated, control groups. There were delayed wound healing in diabetic rats, decreased re-epithelialization, granulation tissue thickness, matrix density, number of infiltrated cells, and number of capillaries. In TGF β1 treated diabetic rats, showed significant healing improvement was obvious as compared with diabetic rats.
Conclusions: A single intravenous injection of TGF β1 was sufficient to enhance wound healing in rat's tongue. This approach represents a new strategy that may be applied to the treatment of incisional wounds in human diabetic patients.
Key words: Transforming growth factor β1, wound healing, diabetes mellitus, tongue mucosa.
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