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IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF VARIOUS CONCENTRATIONS OF TOPICAL VITAMIN C SOLUTION ON CUTANEOUS WOUND HEALING IN RABBITS

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Last updated: 04 May 2025

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Immunohistochemistry

Abstract

Vitamin C, a water-soluble antioxidant, is important in almost every phase of wound healing. However, oral routes provide some obstacles to delivering vitamin C to the skin, such as absorption limits and issues in achieving adequate bioavailability. Consequently, the current study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of various dosages of topically applied vitamin C solution on intentional skin wound healing. 18 male albino rabbits were divided into three groups according to the time of euthanasia.  Each rabbit had four full-thickness excisional skin wounds on its dorsum; one was left untreated, the second had ultrasound gel applied to it, the third had 5% topical vitamin C, and the fourth had 10% vitamin C (both covered by ultrasound gel). The animals were euthanized after 24 hours, 3 days and 7 days and MMP-9 was used for immunohistochemical analysis. The group that received 10% vitamin C had significant increases in MMP-9 expression on the first and fifth days, while the control group and the ultrasonic gel group both displayed a moderate increase. According to the study, using vitamin C topically accelerates the healing of skin wounds; higher concentrations (10%) have more beneficial effects.

DOI

10.21608/avmj.2025.336860.1474

Keywords

vitamin c, ascorbic acid, skin wound healing, Immunohistochemistry, MMP-9

Authors

First Name

NOOR

Last Name

SULAIMAN

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Mosul University, Mosul , Iraq

Email

noorabdullah@uomosul.edu.iq

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First Name

MOHAMMED

Last Name

OMAR

MiddleName

NOMAN

Affiliation

Ministry of Health-kirkuk Health Directorate, kirkuk. Iraq

Email

mohammed.22dep4@student.uomosul.edu.iq

City

Mosul

Orcid

0009-0002-2078-1695

Volume

71

Article Issue

185

Related Issue

55112

Issue Date

2025-04-01

Receive Date

2024-11-16

Publish Date

2025-04-01

Page Start

491

Page End

501

Print ISSN

1012-5973

Online ISSN

2314-5226

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https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_424919.html

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424,919

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Research article

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1,840

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Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal

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https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/

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IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF VARIOUS CONCENTRATIONS OF TOPICAL VITAMIN C SOLUTION ON CUTANEOUS WOUND HEALING IN RABBITS

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04 May 2025