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ArticleThe Journal of veterinary medical science2022

Hot spring bathing accelerates wound healing and enhances heat retention effect in guinea pigs.

Kengo Inaka, Tohru Kimura

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Article in The Journal of veterinary medical science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kengo InakaLaboratory Animal Science, Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Tohru KimuraLaboratory Animal Science, Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Yamaguchi University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to demonstrate the effects of hot springs on wound healing and heat retention by performing comparative experiments with tap water. The hot spring water used in this study was from an alkaline hot spring that was rich in sodium and chloride ions and exhibited high reducibility. Guinea pigs were divided into a hot spring bathing group and a tap water bathing group, and a bathing test was conducted for eight consecutive days. A comparison of the plasma amino acid composition between the two groups after the bathing test revealed differences in the concentrations of several amino acids associated with wound healing. Image analysis demonstrated that wounds made on the abdominal skin of guinea pigs were significantly contracted by hot spring bathing compared to that by tap water bathing, and histopathological findings showed that wound healing was accelerated. In the thermography test, changes in body surface temperature after bathing were investigated in both groups. The heat retention effect was not observed in the tap water bathing group after bathing, whereas it was enhanced in the hot spring bathing group until 30 min after bathing. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that hot spring bathing accelerates wound healing and has a more significant heat retention effect than tap water bathing.

Indexed as

Hot SpringsAnimalsBathsGuinea PigsHot TemperatureWaterWound HealingWaterheat retention effecthot spring bathingwound healing

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PMID36328591
PMCPMC9791229
OpenAlexW4308184252

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