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 28Â days
From: The characteristics of bacterial nanocellulose gel releasing silk sericin for facial treatment
| Â | 3Â days | 7Â days | 14Â days | 28Â days | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 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 |