TY - JOUR AB - The present study aimed to investigate the effects of combined Phyllanthus emblica Linn. (PE) and simvastatin (SIM) on diabetic wounds in male BALB/C mice. Bilateral full thickness wound excisions were performed in the control and diabetic groups (45 mg/kg streptozotocin, intraperitoneally injected daily for 5 days). The diabetic mice received daily treatment with four different types of cream: Vehicle [diabetes mellitus (DM) + Vehicle group], 100% PE (DM + PE group), 5% SIM (DM + SIM group) and combined 100% PE + 5% SIM (DM + Combination group) for 4, 7 and 14 days. The tissue malondialdehyde (MDA) and IL‑6 protein levels, the number of infiltrated neutrophils, and the percentages of wound closure (%WC), capillary vascularity (%CV) and re‑epithelialization (%RE) were subsequently measured. The results indicated that in the DM + Combination group, %CV and %WC were significantly increased when compared with the DM + Vehicle group on days 7 and 14. The tissue MDA content on day 14, and the number of infiltrated neutrophils on days 4 and 7 were significantly reduced in the DM + Combination group compared with those in the DM + Vehicle group. Furthermore, a strong positive correlation was revealed between %CV and %WC in the five groups on day 7 (r=0.736; P=0.0003). These findings indicated that topical application of combined PE and SIM could enhance wound healing by upregulating angiogenesis and reducing neutrophil infiltration in mice with diabetic wounds. AD - Doctor of Philosophy Program in Medical Sciences (International Program), Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand Center of Excellence for Microcirculation, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand Natural Products and Nanoparticles Research Unit, Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand AU - Liao,Ting-Ting AU - Sukpat,Supakanda AU - Chansriniyom,Chaisak AU - Patumraj,Suthiluk DA - 2023/04/01 DO - 10.3892/br.2023.1613 IS - 4 JO - Biomed Rep KW - diabetic wound Phyllanthus emblica Linn. simvastatin wound closure capillary vascularity angiogenesis neutrophils PY - 2023 SN - 2049-9434 2049-9442 SP - 31 ST - Topical combined Phyllanthus emblica Linn. and simvastatin improves wound healing in diabetic mice by enhancing angiogenesis and reducing neutrophil infiltration T2 - Biomedical Reports TI - Topical combined Phyllanthus emblica Linn. and simvastatin improves wound healing in diabetic mice by enhancing angiogenesis and reducing neutrophil infiltration UR - https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2023.1613 VL - 18 ER -