ArticleHeliyon2021
The effects of whole-body vibration on wound healing in a mouse pressure ulcer model.
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- Therapeutic Approach of Whole-Body Vibration Exercise on Wound Healing in Animal Models: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Assessing the anti-inflammatory effects of whole-body vibration: a meta-analysis based on pre-clinical and clinical evidences.American journal of clinical and experimental immunology · 2024Review
- Local low-frequency vibration accelerates healing of full-thickness wounds in a hyperglycemic rat model.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2023Article
- The Effect of Vibration on the Acceleration of Wound Healing of Diabetic Neuropathic Foot Ulcer: A Prospective Experimental Study on Human Patients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Whole-body vibration as a passive alternative to exercise after myocardial damage in middle-aged female rats: Effects on the heart, the brain, and behavior.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Article
- Whole body vibration, an alternative for exercise to improve recovery from surgery?Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2022Article
- Potential of Whole-Body Vibration in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Human and Animal Studies.Biology · 2022Review
- Influence of 40 Hz and 100 Hz Vibration on SH-SY5Y Cells Growth and Differentiation-A Preliminary Study.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Pressure injuries and biofilms: Microbiome, model systems and therapies.Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair SocietyReview
- Prodrugs of paclitaxel improve in situ photo-vaccination.Photochemistry and photobiologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPressure ulcers are one of the most common complications of immobility resulting from pressure and shear. Whole-body vibration (WBV) has been shown to increase skin blood flow but little information is known about its effect on pressure ulcers. This study investigated the effects of WBV on wound healing in a mouse pressure ulcer model.
methodsTwo cycles of ischemia-reperfusion were performed by external application of two magnetic plates to dorsal skin to induce stage II pressure ulcers characterized by partial-thickness skin loss with exposed dermis. A total of 32 male ICR mice were randomly and equally divided into untreated control and the WBV groups. Immediately after the completion of 2-cycle ischemia-reperfusion injury, mice in the WBV group participated in a WBV program using a vibrator (frequency 45 Hz, peak acceleration 0.4 g, vertical motion) for 30 min/day and 5 consecutive days/week. At days 7 and 14 post-ulceration, wound closure rate was assessed. Wound tissues were harvested for determination of collagen deposition in Masson's trichrome stained sections, neutrophil infiltration and capillary density in hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections, as well as TNF-α and VEGF levels using ELISA.
resultsTNF-α levels and neutrophil infiltration were significantly decreased in wounds on days 7 and 14 of WBV treatment. Moreover, wound closure rate and collagen deposition were remarkably accelerated on day 14. Tissue VEGF and capillary density were unaffected by WBV at either time point.
conclusionsThese findings suggest that WBV has the potential to promote the healing process of stage II pressure ulcers, as evidenced by attenuation of wound inflammation and enhancement collagen deposition.
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