Applied Microscopy
- Volume 31 Issue 4
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- Pages.307-314
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- 2001
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- 2287-5123(pISSN)
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- 2287-4445(eISSN)
Effects of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Seed Powder on Fracture Healing in Rats
홍화(Carthamus tinctorius L.)씨 분말의 랫드 골절에 대한 치유 효과
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Park, Chang-Hyun
(Electron Microscope Laboratory, Korea University College of Medicine)
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- Uhm, Chang-Sub (Department of Anatomy and Institute of Human Genetics, Korea University College of Medicine) ;
- Bae, Chun-Sik (Department of Surgery and Institute of Veterinary Medical Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University)
- Published : 2001.12.01
Abstract
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is a thistle-like annual plant mainly grown in dry hot climates as an oilseed or birdseed. Traditionally, the oil has mainly been sold in the health food market because it is unsaturated having high linoleic and oleic acid levels. With increased health consciousness in recent years, the oil quality has become a more general health issue. This study was designed to understand whether safflower seed powder has positive effects on the fracture healing in rats. Simple transverse fracture of rat fibula was made with a rotating diamond disc saw. The histologic changes of rats were observed with a scanning electron microscope. The fractured fibulae showed a complete fusion at the fracture site in the 4th to 5th week after a simple transverse fracture. Administration of safflower seed powder facilitated the speed of histologic changes without affecting qualitative changes. These results suggest that safflower seed powder nay have substances that help the fracture healing process.
12주령 랫드의 비골의 골절을 유발한 후 골절치유에 미치는 홍화씨 분말의 영향을 알아보고자 실험을 실시한 결과 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 비골의 골절은 골절유발 후 5주에 성숙된 신생골 조직으로 충만되어 조직형태학적으로 완전한 유합이 이루어지는데, 홍화씨 분말을 투여한 결과 골절유발 후 4주에 성숙된 신생골 조직으로 골절단이 충만되어 완전한 유합을 이룬 후 5주에서는 골수강도 개통되는 등 대조군과 비교하여 유합시기를 기준으로 1.5주 정도의 빠른 골절의 치유가 이루어졌다. 이상의 결과는 홍화씨 분말에 골절의 치유를 촉진시키는 성분이 포함되어 있을 가능성을 시사한다고 사료된다.