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Hot spring bathing accelerates wound healing and enhances heat retention effect in guinea pigs

This study aimed to demonstrate the effects of hot springs on wound healing and heat retention by performing comparative experiments with tap water. The hot spring water used in this study was from an alkaline hot spring that was rich in sodium and chloride ions and exhibited high reducibility. Guin...

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Autores principales: INAKA, Kengo, KIMURA, Tohru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9791229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36328591
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.22-0335
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description This study aimed to demonstrate the effects of hot springs on wound healing and heat retention by performing comparative experiments with tap water. The hot spring water used in this study was from an alkaline hot spring that was rich in sodium and chloride ions and exhibited high reducibility. Guinea pigs were divided into a hot spring bathing group and a tap water bathing group, and a bathing test was conducted for eight consecutive days. A comparison of the plasma amino acid composition between the two groups after the bathing test revealed differences in the concentrations of several amino acids associated with wound healing. Image analysis demonstrated that wounds made on the abdominal skin of guinea pigs were significantly contracted by hot spring bathing compared to that by tap water bathing, and histopathological findings showed that wound healing was accelerated. In the thermography test, changes in body surface temperature after bathing were investigated in both groups. The heat retention effect was not observed in the tap water bathing group after bathing, whereas it was enhanced in the hot spring bathing group until 30 min after bathing. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that hot spring bathing accelerates wound healing and has a more significant heat retention effect than tap water bathing.
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spelling pubmed-97912292023-01-03 Hot spring bathing accelerates wound healing and enhances heat retention effect in guinea pigs INAKA, Kengo KIMURA, Tohru J Vet Med Sci Laboratory Animal Science This study aimed to demonstrate the effects of hot springs on wound healing and heat retention by performing comparative experiments with tap water. The hot spring water used in this study was from an alkaline hot spring that was rich in sodium and chloride ions and exhibited high reducibility. Guinea pigs were divided into a hot spring bathing group and a tap water bathing group, and a bathing test was conducted for eight consecutive days. A comparison of the plasma amino acid composition between the two groups after the bathing test revealed differences in the concentrations of several amino acids associated with wound healing. Image analysis demonstrated that wounds made on the abdominal skin of guinea pigs were significantly contracted by hot spring bathing compared to that by tap water bathing, and histopathological findings showed that wound healing was accelerated. In the thermography test, changes in body surface temperature after bathing were investigated in both groups. The heat retention effect was not observed in the tap water bathing group after bathing, whereas it was enhanced in the hot spring bathing group until 30 min after bathing. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that hot spring bathing accelerates wound healing and has a more significant heat retention effect than tap water bathing. The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2022-11-01 2022-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9791229/ /pubmed/36328591 http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.22-0335 Text en ©2022 The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
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Hot spring bathing accelerates wound healing and enhances heat retention effect in guinea pigs
title Hot spring bathing accelerates wound healing and enhances heat retention effect in guinea pigs
title_full Hot spring bathing accelerates wound healing and enhances heat retention effect in guinea pigs
title_fullStr Hot spring bathing accelerates wound healing and enhances heat retention effect in guinea pigs
title_full_unstemmed Hot spring bathing accelerates wound healing and enhances heat retention effect in guinea pigs
title_short Hot spring bathing accelerates wound healing and enhances heat retention effect in guinea pigs
title_sort hot spring bathing accelerates wound healing and enhances heat retention effect in guinea pigs
topic Laboratory Animal Science
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9791229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36328591
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.22-0335
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