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Volume 26, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 1389-2010
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Abstract

Introduction

Honey possesses several positive properties, making it effective in wound healing mechanisms. However, very little information is available on the different honey types for wound healing activity.

Methods

In the first “Academy of Sciences”, a public engagement project with high school students, we assessed the properties of thirteen kinds of honey from the Piedmont area (Nord West Italy). In particular, we characterized the color intensity (by Pfund scale), total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), HO production, and wound closure rate.

Results

Then, we tried to verify the presence of a correlation between these parameters, finding a positive correlation between HO and wound closure rate.

Conclusion

These data pave the way to characterize different types of Italian honey to completely understand its potential.

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Correlation between Honey Parameters and Wound Healing Properties: The Case of Piedmont (Italy) Samples
Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 26, 302 (2025); https://doi.org/10.2174/0113892010328741240828093859
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Keyword(s): H2O2; Honey; pFund scale; scratch assay; total flavonoid content; total phenolic content; wound closure rate

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