[Progress on evaluation criterion of wound healing].
OBJECTIVE
To set up some objective and accurate criteria to evaluate wound healing.


METHODS
Documents about wound healing were reviewed and summarized in detail.


RESULTS
Wound healing rate, wound healing time, histopathology analysis, quantity assay of macrophage, determination of hydroxyproline, proliferation of cell, assay of DNA contents and circle of cells, level of transforming growth factor-alpha, levels of interleukin-1, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor, assay of keratinocyte collagenase-1, level of fibroblast growth factor receptor-1, level of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and level of keratinocyte plasminogen activator inhabitor type 2 were selected as the evaluation criteria of wound healing.


CONCLUSIONS
Wound healing rate, wound healing time and histopathology analysis are direct and efficient criteria of wound healing.
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Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, First Hospital of Yichang, Yichang Hubei, P. R. China 443000.
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D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000032:analysis; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000473:pathology*
D006133:Growth Substances