title: [Improvement in the healing of colonic anastomoses by vitamin B5 and C supplements. Experimental study in the rabbit].
abstract: To study the effects of vitamins B5 and C on the healing process of colonic anastomoses, 3 groups of 20 rabbits were given daily either placebo (group A), or vitamin B5 (100 mg/kg: group B) or vitamin C (100 mg/kg: group C). After 8 days of supplementation, via a midline incision and under general anaesthesia, 2 colonic segments were removed, and the continuity was restored. On the 3rd post-operative day, the rabbits were killed and the anastomoses were removed. Mechanical properties of both normal colon and anastomoses were determined by using bursting pressure tests, number of burst anastomoses, fibroblast count, hydroxyproline concentration and determination by microanalysis of trace element content: Mg, P, S, Ca, Fe, Cu, Zn and Mn. Vitamin B5 (p = 0.03) and vitamin C (p less than 0.01) both decreased the number of burst anastomoses. Furthermore the required bursting pressure values were higher with vitamin C (p = 0.01) than in controls. Both vitamins restored normal Zn levels at the anastomotic site, whereas these levels decreased on the 3rd post-operative day during the normal healing process of colonic anastomosis. Moreover, vitamins B5 and C increased Fe, Cu and Mn levels, which are intimately all involved in collagen synthesis. Vitamins B5 and C enhance the colonic wound healing process in the rabbit, acting together in synergy in vivo as well as in vitro, as previously demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Digestive et Générale B, Hospices Civils de Strasbourg.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vaxman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chalkiadakis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Olender
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maldonado
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aprahamian
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bruch
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wittmann
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Volkmar
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Grenier
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000818:Animals; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000737:chemistry; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000032:analysis; D010205:Pantothenic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010919:Placebos; D011312:Pressure; D011817:Rabbits; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos; D014131:Trace Elements; D010205:Pantothenic Acid; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D006909:Hydroxyproline
vernacular_title: Amélioration de la cicatrisation des anastomoses coliques par une supplémentation en vitamines B5 et C: Etude expérimentale chez le lapin.