Abstract

Dermal fibroblasts are known to play an important role in wound healing. In this study, cultured autologous keratinocyte suspension was applied with fibrin glue to the full-thickness wounds in rats (N = 20). Histological analysis on day 14 showed regenerated epithelium in 10 wounds (50%). Keratinocytes were also premixed with allogeneic dermal fibroblasts in a ratio of 3:1 and 5:1 before application to other full-thickness wounds (N = 20) with fibrin glue. Regeneration of epithelium was observed in 10 (50%) and 9 (45%) wounds respectively. Acute inflammatory reaction and mild to moderate proliferation of fibroblasts in the subepithelial layer of the allogeneic fibroblasts were noted. The addition of dermal fibroblasts to keratinocytes/fibrin glue does not enhance the take rate of the cultured keratinocyte suspension.

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