Ointment of Brassica oleracea var. capitata Matures the Extracellular Matrix in Skin Wounds of Wistar Rats
Table 1
Effects of Brassica oleracea (balsam and ointment) and Helianthus annuus (sunflower oil) on the area and the rate of wound contraction in rats evaluated every 4 days for 20 days of treatment.
Day
Area/contraction
Balsam
Ointment
Sunflower
Control
0
(mm2)
121.35 ± 1.11
122.23 ± 1.06
120.56 ± 1.77
120.67 ± 1.99
WCI (%)
0.00 ± 0.00
0.00 ± 0.00
0.00 ± 0.00
0.00 ± 0.00
4
(mm2)
109.85 ± 5.43
109.54 ± 3.32
118.18 ± 4.32
117.46 ± 2.54
WCI (%)
9.47 ± 2.02
10.12 ± 2.32
1.967 ± 1.28
2.66 ± 1.42
8
(mm2)
75.15 ± 4.32
65.76 ± 7.14
78.32 ± 3.23
88.87 ± 5.43
WCI (%)
38.07 ± 4.56
46.19 ± 5.45
35.03 ± 4.31
26.35 ± 4.20
12
(mm2)
42.76 ± 6.32
42.56 ± 5.54
50.46 ± 4.55
60.65 ± 4.65
WCI (%)
56.52 ± 5.43
65.18 ± 5.43
58.14 ± 4.98
49.73 ± 5.21
16
(mm2)
10.13 ± 3.13
8.33 ± 4.32
17.65 ± 3.12
20.32 ± 6.32
WCI (%)
91.65 ± 4.87
90.18 ± 4.79
85.36 ± 4.43
83.16 ± 4.43
20
(mm2)
0.00 ± 0.00
0.00 ± 0.00
0.00 ± 0.00
0.00 ± 0.00
WCI (%)
100.00 ± 0.00
100.00 ± 0.00
100.00 ± 0.00
100.00 ± 0.00
Data are reported as mean ± S.D. : wound area, WCI: wound contraction index; balsam: Brassica oleracea oil; ointment: Brassica oleracea lanolin; sunflower oil: Helianthus annuus; control: 0.9% saline; , statistically different compared to the control group; , statistically different compared to sunflower oil. Kruskal-Wallis test.
