Acta Ortopédica Brasileira (Jan 2006)
Efeitos do ultra-som pulsado de baixa intensidade sobre a cicatrização por segunda intenção de lesões cutâneas totais em ratos Effects of low-power pulsed ultrasound on second-intention healing of total skin injuries in rats
Abstract
Avaliamos os efeitos do ultra-som pulsado de baixa intensidade sobre a cicatrização de lesão cutânea produzida na região dorsal de ratos. Utilizamos 60 ratos machos (Wistar, peso médio de 300g) divididos em dois grupos, sendo: 1) irradiação simulada; 2) irradiação efetiva (freqüência fundamental de 1,5MHz, freqüência de repetição de pulsos de 1KHz, largura de pulso de 200 µs, intensidade de 30mW/cm² -SATA, 10 minutos de aplicação em dias alternados). Estes foram subdivididos em subgrupos, de acordo com o tempo de avaliação da lesão, de 3, 7 e 14 dias, e a cicatrização foi avaliada através de análises planimétrica e histo-morfométrica. Aumento significante (pWe evaluated the effects of low-power pulsed ultrasound on skin injury healing at dorsal region of rats. Sixty male rats were used (Wistar, mean weight: 300 g) divided into two groups, namely: 1) simulated irradiation; 2) effective irradiation (basic rate of 1.5MHz, pulse cycle rate of 1KHz, pulse width of 200 µs, power of 30mW/cm2 -SATA, 10 minutes of application in alternate days). These were further divided into subgroups, according to the time of injury assessment, as 3, 7, and 14 days, and healing was assessed by planimetrical and histomorphometrical analysis. A significant increase (p<0.05) of the healing area was seen for Group 2 (141.88±18.50 mm²) compared to Group 1 (117.38±15.14 mm²), at the 14th day. There was a significant reduction of the number of inflammatory cells (p<0.05), associated to an increment of angiogenesis for Group 2 (2196.56 cel/mm²±234.93) in comparison to Group 1 (2611.68 cel/mm²±423.82), at the 3rd day. No significant differences were seen in collagen formation, or on dermis and epidermis area between groups. It was concluded that low-power pulsed ultrasound does not cause any deleterious effects and can moderately stimulate skin second-intention healing in experimental environments, showing a potential to clinical use in human beings.
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