ISSN:
1420-908X
Keywords:
Factor XIII
;
Wound healing
;
Liver injury
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract An involvement of blood coagulation factor XIII (FXIII) in healing of burns was examined in rats with the carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced hepatic injury. The oral administration of 2 and 4 ml/kg CCl4 to rats every 4 days delayed healing of the burns induced on the back skin and decreased FXIII activity. These animals showed some hepatotoxic signs (increased glutamicoxaloacetic and glutamic-pyruvic transaminases) and accelerated blood coagulation system (increased fibrinopeptide A and fibrin degradation product). The delay in the burn healing was shortened by repeated intravenous injections with normal human placenta-derived FXIII concentrate (Fibrogammin P; 120 U/body) every 4 days. There was a negative correlation between plasma FXIII activity at the end of experiment and the time required for wound healing. These findings suggest that reduction in FXIII activity may be one of the factors inducing delayed wound healing in the CCl4-induced hepatic injury rats.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01782980
