Previous studies have sugested that hyaluronic acid, a naturally occuring glycosaminoglycan in high doses and for a long time on extracelular matrix of healing wounds of fetus, is the responsible for the result of the fetal healing without scar and wound contraction. The present study investigated the topical effect of hyaluronic acid in burns of adult rats, until the complete epitelization of the lesions. Twenty Wistar rats weighting 225±15g were used. A 5 cm2 back burn was done in each rat under anesthesia. In the I group (n=10) the burns were treated with daily topical application of 1ml of 1% hyaluronic acid and in the II group (n=10) the treatment was done with 1ml of saline 0,9%, until the complete healing. The healing time was 29±1,33 days in the I group and 38±2,58 days in the II group . The histologic score was 27,0±2,78 in the I group and 18,1±3,66 in the II group. The differences were significant (p <0,05). The analysis of the aesthetic result revealed larger deformities in the scars of the II group (controls). In conclusion, the topic hyalurinic acid contributed to accelerate the healing rate, it improved the histologic evolution and turned better the aesthetic result in burns of adult rats.
Burns; Hyaluronic acid; Cicatrix; Wound healing; Rats
