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. 2019 Jun 24;53(2):154-159.
doi: 10.14744/SEMB.2019.98965. eCollection 2019.

Effects of the Folk Medicinal Plant Extract Ankaferd BloodStopper on the Healing of Colon Anastomosis: An Experimental Study in a Rat Model

Uğur Ekici  1 , Murat Ferhat Ferhatoğlu  2 , Bülent Çitgez  3 , Mehmet Uludağ  3
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Effects of the Folk Medicinal Plant Extract Ankaferd BloodStopper on the Healing of Colon Anastomosis: An Experimental Study in a Rat Model

Uğur Ekici et al. Sisli Etfal Hastan Tip Bul. .

Abstract

Objectives: Ankaferd BloodStopper (ABS) is a topical hemostatic agent that modulates the inflammatory response and accelerates wound healing. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of ABS on the colon anastomosis wound healing in a rat model.

Methods: Thirty-two Wistar albino rats were divided into four groups as follows: Group A (n=8), left colonic anastomosis plus ABS treatment (sacrificed on the 3rd day); Group B (n=8) (control), left colonic anastomosis (sacrificed on the 3rd day); Group C (n=8), left colonic anastomosis plus ABS treatment (sacrificed on the 7th day); and Group D (n=8) (control), left colonic anastomosis (sacrificed on the 7th day). All rats were sacrificed at the end of the experiment to assess the anastomosis integrity and the presence of perianastomosis abscesses, peritonitis, and adhesions. Additionally, the bursting pressure and hydroxyproline (OH-pyroline) levels were determined, and a histopathologic evaluation of the perianastomosis tissue was conducted.

Results: The mean bursting pressure on Day 7 was significantly higher than that on Day 3 in the ABS group (p=0.017). Overall, the bursting pressure was higher in animals treated with ABS than in the control animals, although the difference was not statistically significant. The OH-pyroline levels of both ABS groups were significantly higher than in the control groups. The mean OH-pyroline level on Day 7 was higher than that on Day 3 in the ABS-treated animals (p=0.038).

Conclusion: ABS increases collagen formation and neovascularization, and it has a positive impact during the colon anastomosis healing in an experimental model of wound healing.

Keywords: Ankaferd BloodStopper; colon anastomosis; wound healing.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Shaved and cleansed abdominal wall.
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Figure 2
Completed anastomosis.
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Figure 3
Closed skin of the rat.
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