Any fairly large wound or ulcer healing requires the use of surgical techniques for resection of damaged areas and the use of suture material for tightening the edges of the wound. But recently a group of researchers from the USA have developed a method by which the wounds, literally, “drag yourself”.
According to the publication Science Daily, the new method is based on rebuilding the body’s cells with a special virus. Responsible for the development of a group of scientists from the Institute of biological research Salk, CA. During a series of experiments on laboratory animals, viruses, introduced into non-epithelial cells, started to stimulate the production of four genes responsible for cellular regeneration and rebuilding cell structure. In the result, the cells became epithelial and accelerated recovery processes. In laboratory rats, the healing process took an average of 28 days. As stated by one of the lead authors, Dr Ispizua Belmont,
“Before any clinical trials will begin, the technology requires further development and testing for human safety. The current study is only the beginning and we believe that the time required for healing may still decrease in the future. If the virus does manage to apply for the treatment of chronic ulcers, it may be easier and faster solution than surgical skin grafts or application of artificial skin transplant. This will work like a simple shot. You will need to enter in the appropriate place viruses that preprogramming cells to self-medication.”
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Open method of wound healing without surgical intervention
Vladimir Kuznetsov