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ArticleActa cirurgica brasileira2025

Healing effects of topically applied Ocimum basilicum L. on excisional wounds in mice.

Karine Sthéfany Serpa Amaral Dias, Elisângela Elduina Ferreira, Renan de Araújo Costa, Letícia Marcelle Ferreira, Renan Diniz Ferreira, Milena Santos de Almeida, Laura Kaori Meneguessi Nakano, Karen Helaine Mendes Bertolin, Luciana Alves Rodrigues Dos Santos Lima, Raquel Alves Costa and 1 more

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Article in Acta cirurgica brasileira, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Activities ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Karine Sthéfany Serpa Amaral DiasUniversidade Federal de São João del-Rei - Laboratory of Experimental Pathology - São João del-Rei (MG) - Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-9133-8949
Elisângela Elduina FerreiraUniversidade Federal de São João del-Rei - Laboratory of Experimental Pathology - São João del-Rei (MG) - Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1714-1275
Renan de Araújo CostaUniversidade Federal de São João del-Rei - Laboratory of Experimental Pathology - São João del-Rei (MG) - Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6599-4961
Letícia Marcelle FerreiraUniversidade Federal de São João del-Rei - Laboratory of Experimental Pathology - São João del-Rei (MG) - Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6769-4081
Renan Diniz FerreiraUniversidade Federal de São João del-Rei - Laboratory of Experimental Pathology - São João del-Rei (MG) - Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7160-7852
Milena Santos de AlmeidaUniversidade Federal de São João del-Rei - Laboratory of Experimental Pathology - São João del-Rei (MG) - Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-4890-9174
Laura Kaori Meneguessi NakanoUniversidade Federal de São João del-Rei - Laboratory of Experimental Pathology - São João del-Rei (MG) - Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0147-3454
Karen Helaine Mendes BertolinUniversidade Federal de São João del-Rei - Laboratory of Pathology Anatomy - São João del-Rei (MG) - Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-8803-9742
Luciana Alves Rodrigues Dos Santos LimaUniversidade Federal de São João del-Rei - Laboratory of Phytochemistry - Divinópolis (MG) - Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4130-0304
Raquel Alves CostaUniversidade Federal de São João del-Rei - Laboratory of Biology of Repair and Nanomaterials - São João del-Rei (MG) - Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2111-0527
Flávia Carmo Horta PintoUniversidade Federal de São João del-Rei - Laboratory of Experimental Pathology - São João del-Rei (MG) - Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3070-3930

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the topical treatment with the ethanolic extract of Ocimum basilicum L. (OBEE) on excisional wounds in mice.

methodsThe plant material was identified and collected, and the ethanolic extract was obtained from the aerial parts of O. basilicum. The OBEE was resuspended in saline at concentrations of 38 and 100 mg/kg for topical application on the left and right lesions, respectively. Mice were anesthetized, excisional wounds were made on the dorsal region and divided into four groups (n = 6) based on treatment duration: one, three, five, and 21 days. The control group received saline. After the treatments, the animals were euthanized, and the wounds were collected for histopathological analysis the inflammatory infiltrate, mast cell count, and deposition of newly synthesized collagen matrix.

resultsThe daily topical application of OBEE at concentrations of 38 and 100 mg/kg reduced the inflammatory response, evidenced by decreased leukocyte infiltration in the damaged tissue, and improved the deposition of newly synthesized matrix, with thicker, more intertwined collagen fibers resembling intact skin. These effects may be attributed to the phenolic compounds, tannins, flavonoids, and essential oils present in basil.

conclusionOBEE shows promise as a potential healing agent in excisional wounds.

Indexed as

Ocimum basilicumPhytotherapyPlant ExtractsWound HealingAdministration, TopicalAnimalsCollagenDisease Models, AnimalMaleMiceSkinTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeCollagenPlant Extracts

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PMID40498950
PMCPMC12143446

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