The Effect of a Compound Protein on Wound Healing and Nutritional Status

Abstract

Proteins provide the main building blocks for tissue growth, cell renewal, and repair during wound healing. We aimed to examine the effect of a compound protein on wound healing, nutritional status, and underlying mechanisms. We first performed a preliminary experiment to identify the appropriate wound healing assessment points. In the formal experiment, there were five groups (control group: 8.3750 g/kg/day saline solution; model group: 8.3750 g/kg/day saline solution; whey protein group: 8.3750 g/kg/day whey protein; low-dose compound protein group: 4.1875 g/kg/day compound protein; and high-dose compound protein group: 8.3750 g/kg/day compound protein) with eight rats in each group. At each turning point, we observed the wound healing rate and nutritional status of the different groups of rats. In addition, biochemical assays were used to determine the mechanisms underlying the effects of the compound protein. In the preliminary experiment, the third day after modeling was the turning point between the inflammatory and proliferation phases, and the eighth day was the turning point between the proliferation and remodeling phases. The formal experiment evaluated wound healing condition, inflammatory response, angiogenesis, collagen deposition, and nutritional status. A pathological report showed increased vascularization, collagen deposition, and epithelialization in compound protein-treated groups. Protein-treated mice showed decreased interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, neutrophils, and lymphocytes and increased IL-10, albumin, prealbumin, total protein levels, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expressions. All parameters were significant ( p < 0.05 ) compared to the model group. There was a dose-dependent effect of the compound protein. The accelerated wound healing mechanism may be that the compound protein accelerates the whole wound healing process, making wounds transition from the inflammatory phase to the proliferation phase faster, entering the remodeling phase earlier. Administration of a compound protein can accelerate wound healing and improve the nutritional status.

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