Short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) derive from the fermentation of fibbers ingested in the diet and act as a cell substrate of the colonic mucosa. The object aim of the present study was to evaluate the action of SCFA in colonic wound healing .Sixteen female rats were used, divided into 2 groups of 8 animals each. In the control group (HC) the animals underwent Hartmann procedure and post-operative infusion of isotonic saline solution per rectum for 7 days. In the experimental group (HA) saline solution was replaced by isomolar solution with SCFA. In the animals of the control group, the average bursting pressure of the rectal stump was 128.37 mm Hg, and 137.25 mm Hg in the experimental group (p=0.5693). Histologic evaluation with hematoxicilin and eosin was similar in both groups studied. The collagen densitometry analysis showed a significantly greater concentration of the mature collagen (type I) in the experimental group when compared with the control group (p=0.0094). Greater concentration of total collagen was found in the experimental group when compared to the control group (p=0.0371). It was concluded that rats who underwent intraluminal infusion of SCFA have greater concentration of mature and total collagen in the suture line of the rectal stump, when compared with to the control group.
Colon; Wound healing; Short-chain fatty acids
