Effects of the essential oil of Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L. Burtt

Effects of the essential oil of Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L. Burtt & R.M. Sm. on healing and tissue repair after partial Achilles tenotomy in rats 1

Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, June 2017

28700006

Luciano Santos-Júnior, Tassia Virgínia de Carvalho Oliveira, Janaína Farias Cândido, Danielle Souza de Santana, Rose Nely Pereira, Beatriz Benny Sungaila Pereyra, Margarete Zanardo Gomes, Sônia Oliveira Lima, Ricardo Luiz Cavalcanti de Albuquerque-Júnior, Edna Aragão Farias Cândido

To investigate the cellular response to injury, analyzing histopathologic changes associated with increased cellularity, degeneration and disorganization of collagen fibers. Thirty wistar rats were divided in two groups after partial Achilles tenotomy: the right hind paw were treated with the essential oil of Alpinia zerumbet (EOAz), diluted to 33% (0.3 mL kg-1), and the left hind paw received sunflower oil for 3, 14, 30 and 90 days. Statistical significance was determined using a Chi-square and Pearson Correlation qualitative variables test. Moreover, Mann-Whitney U-test test for comparison between different groups of the same cell, one-way ANOVA, and Tukey's test of quantitative measurement. A decrease hyperemia (p < 0.001) was observed in the acute phase of inflammatory cell number (p < 0.001), whereas sub-acute phase was marked by significant correlation with macrophages in fibroblasts (r = 0.17, p = 0.03), with probable induction a dense and modeled tissue. At chronic phase, it was found an increase in the number of fibroblasts and a higher percentage of type I collagen fibers (78%) compared with control collagen fibers (55%). Oil of Alpinia zerumbet stimulated the process of maturation, organization and tissue repair which gave it greater resistance.