cell migration enhancing constituents from , a plant used in the preparation of 'Pinda oil', a medicinal oil used in Ayurveda for wound management.

, Wight & Arn. (Apocyanaceae) is a one of the raw materials used in the preparation of 'Pinda oil', a medicinal oil which is used for treatment of wounds in Ayurveda. Of the hexanes, dichloromethane, and ethyl acetate extracts derived from the plant raw materials used to prepare 'Pinda oil', the hexanes extract of exhibited the highest mean percentage wound closure (75.

Beneficial Effects of Insulin on Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Human Skeletal Muscle.

Purpose: Exaggerated leucocyte activity is a crucial step in the pathophysiology of skeletal muscle ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). We tested the hypothesis that insulin, via its' anti-leukocyte activity, attenuates skeletal muscle IRI in humans.

Materials And Methods: This randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled trial was conducted in patients with skeletal muscle ischemia who required revascularization.

An unusual case of femoral arteriovenous fistula associated with acute limb ischemia following femoral vein catheterization for hemodialysis.

Co-occurrence of acute limb ischemia (ALI) and arteriovenous fistula (AVF) as a manifestation of inadvertent arterial injury during percutaneous femoral vein dialysis catheter insertion is a rare and dangerous, but preventable complication. Iatrogenic femoral AVF commonly presents late, with leg swelling or high output cardiac failure. However, the co-occurrence of a femoral AVF with both progressive leg swelling, and acute thromboembolism has not been previously reported.

Dual function of active constituents from bark of Ficus racemosa L in wound healing.

Background: Different parts including the latex of Ficus racemosa L. has been used as a medicine for wound healing in the Ayurveda and in the indigenous system of medicine in Sri Lanka. This plant has been evaluated for its wound healing potential using animal models.

Risk factors of peripheral arterial disease: a case control study in Sri Lanka.

Background: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an important global health problem and contributes to notable proportion of morbidity and mortality. This particular manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis is largely under diagnosed and undertreated. For sustainable preventive strategies in a country, it is mandatory to identify country-specific risk factors.