Table 4.
Histological evaluations of wound tissues.
| Treatment | Histological parameters | Remarks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac | Neu | Lym | Fib | BV | Collagen | EL | ||
| 1% ELO cream | − | − | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | Present | Healing |
| 3% ELO cream | − | − | + | ++ | + | ++ | Absent | Healing |
| 10% ELO cream | − | − | + | +++ | ++ | +++ | Present | Healed |
| Vehicle | − | − | ++ | + | ++ | ++ | Absent | Healing |
| 1% silver sulfadiazine | − | − | − | + | + | + | Absent | Healing |
| Normal saline | + | − | − | + | ++ | ++ | Absent | Healing |
Mac, macrophages; Neu, neutrophils; Lym, lymphocytes; Fib, fibroblasts; BV, blood vessels; EL, epithelial layer; −, absent; +, low; ++, moderate; +++, high.