Topical Wound Healing Activity of Myricetin Isolated from Tecomaria capensis v. aurea.

ABSTRACT: Wounds and burn injury are major causes of death and disability worldwide. Myricetin is a common bioactive flavonoid isolated naturally from the plant kingdom. Herein, a topical application of naturally isolated myricetin from the shoots of Tecomaria capensis v. aurea on excisional wound healing that was performed in albino rats. The wounded rats were treated every day with 10 and 20% myricetin for 14 days. During the experiment, the wound closure percentage was estimated at days 0, 7, and 14. Effects of myricetin on the inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and cluster of differentiation 68 (CD68) in the serum were evaluated using immunosorbent assay kits. The percentage of wound closure and contraction w

SUBMITTER: Elshamy AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7659475 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature