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The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds
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Spermatheca Gland Extract of Snail (Telescopium telescopium) Has Wound Healing Potential: An Experimental Study in Rabbits

Saurabh Kumar

Department of Animal Husbandry, Thakurgangti, Jharkhand, India, vetsaurabh{at}rediffmail.com

Debaki Ghosh

Departments of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences

Tuhin Kanti Biswas

Department of Kayachikitsa, J. B. Roy State Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital Kolkata, India

Uttam Dutta

Department of Veterinary Gynecology and Obstetrics, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences

Partho Das

Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences

Subarna Kundu

Departments of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences

The effects of spermatheca gland extract of snail (Telescopium telescopium) to promote wound healing were studied in an animal model. The spermatheca gland extract of the snail was used as a topical medicament to treat experimentally created full thickness wounds in 12 rabbits (Oryctologous cuniculus). Wound healing was assessed on the basis of physical, histomorphological, and histochemical changes on days 0, 3, 7, and 14. Statistically significant differences were observed between the groups in all measured parameters. These exciting findings suggest that the data should be further tested in animal models to better understand the potential for wound healing in the spermatheca gland extract of the marine snail.

Key Words: spermatheca gland extract • snail (Telescopium telescopium) • wound healing • animal model

The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, Vol. 7, No. 4, 204-209 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1534734608326916
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