The wound healing property of ethanolic extract of Michelia champaca flowers in diabetic rats

Authors

  • Amoolya Gowda Department of Pharmacology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
  • Venkatesh Shanbhag Department of Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
  • Eesha Rao Bangalore Department of Pharmacology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
  • Smita Shenoy Department of Pharmacology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
  • Krishnananda Prabhu Department of Biochemistry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
  • Mukunda Narayanareddy Department of Pharmacology, Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  • Tara Shanbhag Department of Pharmacology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India

Keywords:

Incision wound, Excision wound, Hydroxyproline and diabetic rats

Abstract

Background: The plant Michelia champaca (MC) is widely used in the treatment of inflammation, constipation, dysmenorrhea, ulcers, wounds, fever, and cough. The aim was to evaluate the wound healing property of ethanolic extract of MCflowers in streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rats.

Methods: Wound healing activity was assessed by incision and excision wound models. Five groups of n=6 rats and n=14 rats were used for incision and excision wound models, respectively. Group I rats, non-diabetic control and Group II rats diabetic control, received 1 ml of 0.5% caboxymethylcellolose, which was used to prepare a suspension of ethanolic extracts of MC. Group III, IV and V rats were given MC extract the suspension of 100 mg/kg, 200 mg/kg and 300 mg/kg respectively. Parameters observed were breaking strength of incision wound and wound contraction, epithelialization, hydroxyproline content of excision wound respectively. Results were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance, followed by Tukey’s post-hoc test.

Results: Breaking strength, rate of wound contraction and hydroxyproline content were significantly increased, and the period of epithelialization was significantly reduced in Group IV and V rats respectively.

Conclusion: Oral administration of ethanolic extract of MC promotes wound healing in diabetic rats. Hence, further study in humans is suggested.

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2017-01-29

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Gowda, A., Shanbhag, V., Bangalore, E. R., Shenoy, S., Prabhu, K., Narayanareddy, M., & Shanbhag, T. (2017). The wound healing property of ethanolic extract of Michelia champaca flowers in diabetic rats. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 3(6), 1036–1042. Retrieved from https://www.ijbcp.com/index.php/ijbcp/article/view/1183

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