Surgical and Cosmetic Dermatology 2022, 14e20220118.

ISSN-e 1984-8773.

Doi: 10.5935/scd1984-8773.2022140118.

Brayan Styven Merchan Rojas, Jose Luis De-la-hoz, Gustavo Facchini, Gustavo Henrique da Silva, Ana Lúcia Tabarini Alves Pinheiro, Samara Eberlin.

Plant extracts and actives derived from plants were developed to improve and enhance the skin healing process including Triticum aestivum L. (Triticum vulgare). To evaluate the effect of whole grain extract (EGTA-PR) and aqueous extract (EATA-FI) of Triticum aestivum L., on ex vivo skin healing. Skin fragments obtained from elective plastic surgery were subjected to tissue damage and treated with extracts for eight days for histological evaluation of re-epithelialization and immuno?uorescence for epidermal growth factor (EGF). EGTA-PR and EATA-FI accelerated there epithelialization process in human skin culture submitted to tissue injury. Additionally, we observed increased EGF protein labeling after treatment with EGTA-PR. EGTA-PR showed a better performance in re-epithelialization when compared to EATA-FI, as it presented a higher protein labeling for EGF in human skin culture. Likewise, the histological results showed that the dermal redensi?cation obtained with EGTA-PR was visually superior to that observed with EATA-FI. The results obtained are promising and corroborate the several biological actions already reported in the literature for Triticum aestivum L. extract in tissue healing stages.