Fig. 5
Efficacy of CAMPs at 2x MIC in promoting wound healing. Each wound was inoculated with 2.5 × 106 CFU of P. aeruginosa and treated daily with CAMP-A, CAMP-B, polysporin, or 0.9% NaCl. a The diameter of the wounds. b Inflammatory scores of the infected skin on day 1, 3 and 5. Different lowercase letters (a, b) above bars indicate significant differences among treatment groups (One-way ANOVA followed by Duncan’s test; p < 0.05). Each letter represents a level of significant difference. c Epidermal cells proliferation induced by CAMP treatment (C1: CAMP-A, C2: CAMP-B, C3, 0.9% NaCl). e: epidermis. Bar = 100 μm. Data are presented as means ± SD (n = 6). Data are presented as means ± SD (n = 6)