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ArticleBMC veterinary research2024

Enhanced wound healing potential of arabincoside B isolated from Caralluma Arabica in rat model; a possible dressing in veterinary practice.

Mawada Mohamed Ali, Asmaa Khairy Al-Mokaddem, Essam Abdel-Sattar, Riham A El-Shiekh, Michael M Farag, Samira H Aljuaydi, Iman B Shaheed

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Mawada Mohamed AliDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, 12211, Egypt.
Asmaa Khairy Al-MokaddemDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, 12211, Egypt. Asmaa.khairy@cu.edu.eg.
Essam Abdel-SattarDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, 11562, Egypt.
Riham A El-ShiekhDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, 11562, Egypt.
Michael M FaragDepartment of Pharmaceutics & Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, 11562, Egypt.
Samira H AljuaydiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, 12211, Egypt.
Iman B ShaheedDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, 12211, Egypt.

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backgroundWound management is a critical procedure in veterinary practice. A wound is an injury that requires the body's cells' alignment to break down due to external assault, such as trauma, burns, accidents, and diseases. Re-epithelization, extracellular matrix deposition, especially collagen, inflammatory cell infiltration, and development of new blood capillaries are the four features that are used to evaluate the healing process. Using a natural extract for wound management is preferred to avoid the side effects of synthetic drugs. The current study aimed to assess the effect of major pregnane glycoside arabincoside B (AR-B) isolated from Caralluma arabica (C. arabica) for the wound healing process.

methodAR-B was loaded on a gel for wound application. Rats were randomly distributed into six groups: normal, positive control (PC), MEBO®, AR-B 0.5%, AR-B 1%, and AR-B 1.5%, to be 6 animals in each group. Wounds were initiated under anesthesia with a 1 cm diameter tissue needle, and treatments were applied daily for 14 days. The collected samples were tested for SOD, NO, and MDA. Gene expression of VEGF and Caspase-3. Histopathological evaluation was performed at two-time intervals (7 and 14 days), and immunohistochemistry was done to evaluate α -SMA, TGF-β, and TNF-α.

resultIt was found that AR-B treatment enhanced the wound healing process. AR-B treated groups showed reduced MDA and NO in tissue, and SOD activity was increased. Re-epithelization and extracellular matrix deposition were significantly improved, which was confirmed by the increase in TGF-β and α -SMA as well as increased collagen deposition. TNF-α was reduced, which indicated the subsiding of inflammation. VEGF and Caspase-3 expression were reduced.

conclusionOur findings confirmed the efficiency of AR-B in enhancing the process of wound healing and its potential use as a topical wound dressing in veterinary practice.

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Wound HealingAnimalsApocynaceaeBandagesCaspase 3GlycosidesMalePregnanesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySuperoxide DismutaseTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVascular Endothelial Growth Factor ACaspase 3GlycosidesPregnanesSuperoxide DismutaseTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AArabinoside BCaralluma ArabicaHistopathologyWound healing

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PMCPMC11218188

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