Table 3 Average intensity of inflammatory cells, necrosis, fibrosis, neovascularization, and fatty in silk sericin-releasing bacterial nanocellulose gel and the commercial available paper mask after subcutaneous implantation for 3, 7, 14, and 28 days
From: The characteristics of bacterial nanocellulose gel releasing silk sericin for facial treatment
| 3 days | 7 days | 14 days | 28 days | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B* | C** | B | C | B | C | B | C | |
| PMN | 4 † | 2.25 | 4 | 1.75 | 3.25 | 1.75 | 3.25 | 1 |
| Lymphocytes | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.75 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.75 |
| Plasma cells | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Macrophages | 3 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Giant cells | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0.75 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Necrosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fibrosis | 4 | 2.75 | 4 | 3.25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Neovascularization | 3 | 2.5 | 3 | 1.25 | 2.75 | 1.75 | 2 | 3 |
| Fatty infiltrate | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.5 |
