Table 1.

Effect of fusion protein on rate of wound closure.

	Day 5(%)	Day 10(%)	Day 15(%)	Day 20(%)
NORM-C	17.24±1.65	46.57±3.05	79.22±3.47	90.41±3.54
DIAB-C	12.36±1.32**	27.34±2.81**	49.56±3.50**	74.79±3.32**
DIAB-T	15.53±1.95##	38.04±3.29##	65.18±4.37##	85.53±3.94##

Results were expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean of the values. The number of animals per group was 8 for measure of wound closure. The wound closure rate (%)=(initial area−measured area)/initial area×100%. NORM-C – normal control; DIAB-C – diabetes control; DIAB-T – diabetes treated with the fusion protein.

^**P<0.01 versus NORM-C;

^##P<0.01 versus DIAB-C.