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ArticleOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2020

Were our Ancestors Right in Using Flax Dressings? Research on the Properties of Flax Fibre and Its Usefulness in Wound Healing.

Tomasz Gębarowski, Benita Wiatrak, Maciej Janeczek, Magdalena Żuk, Patrycja Pistor, Kazimierz Gąsiorowski

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Article in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tomasz GębarowskiDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211, 50-560 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8742-0790
Benita WiatrakDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211, 50-560 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1404-2274
Maciej JaneczekDepartment of Biostructure and Animal Physiology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Kożuchowska 1/3, 51-631 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4357-2271
Magdalena ŻukDepartment of Genetic Biochemistry, University of Wroclaw, Przybyszewskiego 63/77, 51-148 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3849-570X
Patrycja PistorFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Kożuchowska 1/3, 51-631 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8164-4937
Kazimierz GąsiorowskiDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211, 50-560 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4467-3488
Wroclaw Medical University · PLWrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences · PLUniversity of Wrocław · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite the wide range of medical dressings available commercially, there is still a search for better biomaterials for use in the treatment of especially difficult-to-heal wounds. For several years, attention has been paid to the use of substances, compounds, and even whole plants in medicine. Flax is a plant that has been used as a dressing for thousands of years. Therefore, we decided to test flax fibres that had previously been genetically modified as a potential wound dressing. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this study, two modified flax fibres and their combinations were tested on cell lines (mice fibroblast, normal human dermal fibroblast, normal human epidermal keratinocytes, human dermal microvascular endothelial cell, epidermal carcinoma cancer cells, monocyte cells). In the tests, fibres of the traditional flax (Nike) were used as a control. Several experiments were performed to assess cell proliferation and viability, the number of apoptotic cells, the cell cycle, genotoxicity, the level of free oxygen radicals, and determination of the number of cells after 48 hours of incubation of cell cultures with the tested flax fibres.

resultsThe obtained results confirm the positive influence of flax on the used cell lines. Both traditional fibres (Nike) and genetically modified fibres increased the proliferation of fibroblast cells and keratinocytes, reduced the level of free oxygen radicals, and influenced the repair of DNA damage. At the same time, the tested flax fibres did not have a proproliferative effect on the neoplastic cell line. Interestingly, genetic modifications had a stronger impact on the proliferative activity of fibroblasts, keratinocytes, and microvascular endothelium compared to the traditional flax fibre used.

conclusionsIn this study, the positive properties of the tested flax fibres on cell lines were proved. In the next stage, it is worth carrying out

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Biocompatible MaterialsCell LineCell ProliferationFibroblastsFlaxHumansPlants, Genetically ModifiedSkinWound HealingBiocompatible Materials

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