Accelerating γ-irradiated Skin Wound Healing in Rats by Human Amniotic Membrane and/or Chitosan | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Radiation Sciences and Applications | ||
| Volume 37, Issue 1, July 2024, Pages 55-67 PDF (1.6 M) | ||
| Document Type: Review papers | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejrsa.2024.279503.1168 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ghada Elkhalafawy* 1; Ahmedhmed Elkady2; Nashwa Kamal Radwan3 | ||
| 1National Centre for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo (EAEA), Egypt. | ||
| 2Health Radiation Research Department, National Centre for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo (EAEA), Egypt. | ||
| 3Health Radiation Research Department - National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT) – Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA). | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Skin wounds usually a reason of physical pain for patients, also are an economic load for them. It is essential to find out an efficient approach to stimulate skin healing. Materials and Methods: Seventy-two ♂ rats were equally divided into 8 groups; rats were submitted to a surgical damage induction except group (1) as follow;1)Normal intact skin,2)Control,3)γ-rays (8Gy),4) Human amniotic membrane,5) Chitosan, 6)γ-rays+ Human amniotic membrane,7)γ-rays+ Chitosan, 8)γ-rays+ Human amniotic membrane + chitosan. Three rats from each group were decapitated on the 3rd, 7th and 21st day after wound made. Histopathological study, immuno-histochemical staining for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and biochemical parameters; tissues tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-1beta (IL-1β) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in wound area of skin samples were estimated. Results: γ-irradiation of the rats’ skin wound delayed the healing process with less re-epithelization and prominent fatty tissues with severe ↑ in the level of the proinflammatory markers. Treatment of rats’ irradiated skin wounds with amniotic membrane and/or chitosan improved the healing process, as indicated by pathological, biochemical and EGFR stain results. The repairing in the wound area was the best in the amniotic membrane group compared to other rats’ groups. Also, the γ-rays+ amniotic membrane group at all the experimental times was significantly better than all the other groups treated with γ-rays. Conclusions: Treatment of irradiated rats’ skin wounds by amniotic membrane and/or chitosan enhanced the healing of wounds. However, amniotic membrane group was the best at all times of the experiment compared to the other groups. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| skin; wound; human amniotic membrane; chitosan; γ-rays; rats | ||
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