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Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2021 Jan 01;253:110550. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2020.110550.
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Humoral responses during wound healing in Holothuria tubulosa (Gmelin, 1788).

Mauro M , Queiroz V , Arizza V , Campobello D , Custódio MR , Chiaramonte M , Vazzana M .


Abstract
Wounds in living organisms trigger tissue-repair mechanisms. The sea cucumber (Holoturia tubulosa) is an excellent model species for achieving a better understanding of the humoral and cellular aspects involved in such healing processes. Consequently, this study assesses data on its morphometric, physiological and humoral responses 1, 2, 6, 24 and 48h after wound induction. In particular, morphometric data on the weight, width, length and coelomic-fluid volume of the species were estimated at different times during our experiments. In addition, the humoral aspects related to the enzymatic activity of esterase, alkaline phosphatase and peroxidase, as well as the cytotoxic activity of cell lysates (CL) and cell-free coelomic fluids (CfCf) are evaluated for the first time. Our results reveal a significant decrease in body length and weight, along with time-dependent, significant changes in the esterase, alkaline phosphatase, peroxidase and cytotoxic activity in both the CL and CfCf. The data obtained lead to the pioneering finding that there is an important time-dependent involvement of morphometric (changes in weight and length) and humoral (enzymatic and cytotoxic) responses in wound healing.

PubMed ID: 33359143
Article link: Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol