COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF ZOUSH OINTMENT AS A NATURAL PRODUCT AND SLIVER SULFADIAZINE ON THE SECOND-DEGREE BURN WOUNDS HEALING IN MICE: ROLE OF ANTIOXIDANTS AND THE GENE EXPRESSION OF MATRIX METALLOPROTINASE-9

Despite progress in the treatment of burn wounds, effective wound healing remains a severe challenge. In present study, the efficacy of ZOUSH ointment on second-degree burn wound in an animal model has been investigated through antioxidant analysis. The expression of Mmp-9 as a repair factor was measured as well.  After induction of second-degree burn, eighty female BALB/C mice were randomly divided into four groups. The first group was treated...