Title
Wound healing in Piaractus mesopotamicus supplemented with chromium carbochelate and Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Other title
Cicatrização cutânea em Piaractus mesopotamicus suplementados com carboquelato de cromo e Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Date Issued
01 January 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Universidade de Sao Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia
Abstract
Wound healing and tissue repair are necessary to ensure survival and health of any organism. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of supplementation with chromium carbochelate (CC) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC) on wound healing in tropical teleost fish Piaractus mesopotamicus. Thus, fish were distributed into four groups: a) control (without supplementation); b) supplemented with 18 mg/kg of chromium carbochelate; c) supplemented with 0.3% of S. cerevisiae and d) supplemented with an association of both supplements. After 105 days of feeding, full-thickness skin incisions (2.0 x 1.0 x 0.25 cm) were performed removing epidermis and dermis. Macroscopic and histologic observations were carried out at 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, 28, and 35 days after wounding to monitor the healing rate. Opposing fronts advanced gradually and faster each day demonstrating a progressive increase in the healing process over time. The inflammatory process was exacerbated and expansive, with an increase in mucous cells and chromatophores. Although no significant differences were observed between groups on wound retraction and microscopic parameters, fish supplemented with CC and SC showed faster re-epithelialization, greater degree of organization of collagen fibers, and higher neovascularization. We concluded that supplementation with S. cerevisiae and chromium carbochelate improves specific aspects of cutaneous healing process in pacu.
Start page
178
End page
187
Volume
54
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología marina, Biología de agua dulce, Limnología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85028733782
Source
Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science
ISSN of the container
14139596
Sponsor(s)
This work was funded by São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) grant #2007/58432-2 and scholarship #2008/53179-0.
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