RESUMEN

The effects of low frequency pulsed electrical current on epidermal repair in vitro were examined. Charge-balance current stimuli proposed for chronic wound treatment were tested on skin keratinocytes cultured at an air-liquid interface on dead human dermis. Results imply that the balance between proliferation and differentiation in electrically treated samples is significantly modified in favor of differentiation. More advanced differentiation, shown through epidermal histology, was obtained in cultures exposed to electrical current, whereas the culture growth, the result of keratinocyte migration and proliferation, was greater in control samples.

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Campos Electromagnéticos , Epidermis/efectos de la radiación , Queratinocitos/efectos de la radiación , Piel/efectos de la radiación , Adulto , Diferenciación Celular , División Celular , Células Cultivadas , Estimulación Eléctrica , Epidermis/fisiología , Femenino , Humanos , Queratinocitos/citología , Mamoplastia , Persona de Mediana Edad , Piel/citología , Cirugía Plástica , Factores de Tiempo , Cicatrización de Heridas