title: Comparison of the effects of gabapentin and pregabalin on wound healing in rats.
abstract: Gabapentinoids are effective adjunct drugs for reducing postoperative pain. However, the effects of gabapentinoids on wound healing have not been evaluated yet. In this study we evaluated their effects on wound healing. A total of 17 male Wistar-Albino rats, 250-350 g, were divided into three groups randomly: control group (n = 5, 2 ml saline), gabapentin group (n = 6, 20 mg/kg gabapentin) and pregabalin group (n = 6, 20 mg/kg pregabalin). Until day 13 inflammation scores were significantly lower (P < 0·05) and wound healing was significantly better in the control group when compared with gabapentin and pregabalin groups (P < 0·001). Inflammation scores were significantly lower in pregabalin group when compared with gabapentin group until day 13. But wound healing was significantly better in gabapentin group than in pregabalin group between days 13 and 21. In conclusion when gabapentin and pregabalin were compared, although pregabalin decreases inflammation scores, gabapentin has better results in wound healing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Meram Medical School, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey. tsaritas@konya.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Tuba Berra
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Sarıtaş
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
authors.forename: Musa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sevimli
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zulfikar Kadir
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Sarıtaş
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077206:Gabapentin; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000069583:Pregabalin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D000700:Analgesics; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D000069583:Pregabalin; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D000077206:Gabapentin
keywords: Gabapentin; Pregabalin; Wound healing