Papaya promotes significant wound healing in diabetic rats. - GreenMedInfo Summary

Abstract Title:

Wound healing activity of Carica papaya L. in experimentally induced diabetic rats.

Abstract Source:

Indian J Exp Biol. 2007 Aug;45(8):739-43. PMID: 17877152

Abstract Author(s):

Shivananda B Nayak, Lexley Pinto Pereira, Dale Maharaj

Article Affiliation:

Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad. [email protected]

Abstract:

The aqueous extract of C. papaya fruit (100 mg kg(-1) day(-1) for 10 days) was evaluated for its wound healing activity in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats using excision and dead space wound models. Extract-treated animals exhibited 77% reduction in the wound area when compared to controls which was 59%. The extract treated wounds were found to epithelize faster as compared to controls. The wet and dry granulation tissue weight and hydroxyproline content increased significantly when compared to controls. The extract exhibited antimicrobial activity against the five organisms tested. Carica papaya promotes significant wound healing in diabetic rats and further evaluation of this activity in humans is suggested.

Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2007
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Papaya : CK(309) : AC(124)
Diseases : Diabetic Ulcer : CK(742) : AC(123), Wound Healing : CK(4555) : AC(1412)
Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Bacterial Agents : CK(4228) : AC(1989)
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(18762) : AC(6782)

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Key Research Topics

Substance

Papaya

Disease

Diabetic Ulcer
Wound Healing

Pharmacological Actions

Anti-Bacterial Agents

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