标题: Wound Healing in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats Using Atmospheric-Pressure Argon Plasma Jet
作者: Cheng, Kuang-Yao
Lin, Zhi-Hua
Cheng, Yu-Pin
Chiu, Hsien-Yi
Yeh, Nai-Lun
Wu, Tung-Kung
Wu, Jong-Shinn
机械工程学系
生物科技学系
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Biological Science and Technology
公开日期: 15-八月-2018
摘要: In this study, we used an argon-based round atmospheric-pressure plasma jet (APPJ) for enhancing wound healing in streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic rats. The APPJ was characterized by optical emission spectroscopy. We induced Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in rats with different amounts of STZ combined with normal and high-fat diets, respectively. The wound area ratio of all the plasma-treated normal and diabetic groups was greatly reduced (up to 30%) compared with that of the untreated groups during healing. Histological analysis revealed faster re-epithelialization, collagen deposition, less inflammation, and a complete skin structure in the plasma-treated groups was found as compared with the untreated control groups. In addition, the new blood vessels of plasma-treated tissues decreased more than untreated tissues in the middle (Day 14) and late (Day 21) stages of wound healing. The plasma-treated wounds demonstrated more transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) expression in the early stage (Day 7), whereas they decreased in the middle and late stages of wound healing. The levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and catalase (CAT) increased after plasma treatment. In addition, plasma-treated water had a higher concentration of hydrogen peroxide, nitrite and nitrate when the plasma treatment time was longer. In summary, the proposed argon APPJ based on the current study could be a potential tool for treating diabetic wounds.
URI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30597-1
http://hdl.handle.net/11536/148008
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-30597-1
期刊: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Volume: 8
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