Table 1 Effect of MPE and VTE on wound contraction, epithelization period and scar area in rats: excision wound study

Control (CMC)

531.2±7.9

432.8±8.9

308.1±15.1

201.3±11.4

125.2±9.1

91.7±4.8

44.7±2.4

18.7±2.4

5.5±0.3

486.4

0.000

(100.0±0.0)

(74.3±2.4)

(51.2±2.6)

(31.7±2.1)

(19.8±0.9)

(14.4±1.3)

(6.6±0.5)

(2.0±0.5)

(0.7±0.1)

MPE (200)

521.7±7.7

321.5±4.6^c

198.5±6.6^c

114.5±6.7^c

83.7±4.2^c

44.2±3.6^c

20.8±1.4^c

4.2±0.3^c

0.0±0.0^c

1692.0

0.000

(100.0±0.0)

(59.9±0.9)

(35.0±1.0)

(18.4±1.2)

(13.9±0.7)

(5.7±0.7)

(3.3±0.3)

(0.6±0.1)

(0.0±0.0)

VTE (200)

543.7±9.6

314.0±8.2^c

187.8±10.9^c

103.3±3.9^c

43.3±5.9^c

35.3±3.1^c

6.7±0.6^c

0.7±0.1^c

0.0±0.0^c

926.0

0.000

(100.0±0.0)

(53.5±1.5)

(25.5±2.1)

(17.4±0.8)

(5.2±1.2)

(4.6±0.6)

(0.9±0.1)

(0.1±0.02)

(0.0±0.0)