Fig. 5
From: Exploring new therapeutic potentials of curcumin against post-surgical adhesion bands
Phytosomal curcumin decreased post-surgical fibrosis in animal models. a Results of Masson’s trichrome staining showed a significant reduction of collagen deposition in curcumin-treated rats compared to the positive control group in tendon adhesion tissues. b-e Tang Histological (microscopic) grading score [32] (e), consisting of quantity (b), quality (c), and grading (d) of fibrosis, was compared between different groups in post-operational peritendinous adhesion band formation. f Masson’s trichrome staining showed that phytosomal curcumin attenuated collagen deposition in post-surgical peritoneal adhesions. Arrows show deposition of collagen. **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001