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Matrixyl Patch vs Matrixyl Cream: A Comparative In Vivo Investigation of Matrixyl (MTI) Effect on Wound Healing
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This animal study (species not specified) compared a Matrixyl (MTI) patch versus MTI cream for wound healing over 21 days, using seven groups: two patch concentrations (0.1 mg and 1 mg MTI), a 1 mg MTI cream, an MTI-free patch, an MTI-free cream, a positive control (Comfeel), and a negative control (sham), assessing collagen density, angiogenesis, epitheliogenesis, histopathology, immunohistochemistry, and wound area. The abstract reports wound healing improved from 63.5% up to 81.81% in treatment groups compared with the negative control (P < 0.05 and P < 0.001), and that the 1 mg MTI cream and patch showed a larger effect than the positive control (P < 0.05), with re-epithelialization reported as greater for the MTI patch than the MTI cream or positive control.
Abstract
Wound healing is one of the most complex biological processes. Studies show that Matrixyl (MTI), known as a cosmetic peptide, can lead to a faster healing process. The contribution of MTI to collagen formation during wound healing also depends on its mode of delivery and its release over time. Here, we investigate two modes of MTI-delivery system, the influence of MTI patch for wound healing application in comparison with MTI cream. In this study, animals were randomly divided into seven groups and studied for 21 days: patches containing two different concentrations of MTI (P-MTI-0.1 mg and P-MTI-1 mg), a cream containing MTI (C-MTI-1 mg), a patch (P-MTI-0), a cream with no MTI (C-MTI-0), a positive control (Comfeel), and a negative control (sham) group. To study the wound healing process, the change in collagen density, angiogenesis, epitheliogenesis, histopathology, immunohistochemical analysis, and wound area through imaging was monitored and measured. The macroscopic results showed that wound healing was improved from 63.5 up to 81.81% in treatment groups compared to that in the negative control group (P < 0.05 and P < 0.001). In addition, C-MTI-1 and P-MTI-1 had a larger impact on wound healing compared to that in the positive control group (Comfeel, P < 0.05). In hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining analysis, the rejuvenation of skin appendage was visible in both groups of cream and patches with MTI. According to the obtained results, the re-epithelialization had a higher range for the patch with MTI in comparison with cream containing MTI and positive control.
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