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Jeanne Lesiewicz, PhD; Lowell A. Goldsmith, MD
Durham, NC

Arch Dermatol. 1980;116(11):1225-1226.

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To the Editor.—

Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) is the first enzyme and a rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthetic pathway for the polyamines (putrescine, spermidine, and spermine). Increases in skin ODC activity have been found to correlate with the administration of growth-promoting stimuli such as hair plucking,¹ tumor promotion, and wounding.² It has recently been reported that topical nitrofurazone (Furacin) treatment results in a substantial decrease in the rate of wound healing in pig skin.³ Inhibition of ornithine decarboxylase induction may form the biochemical basis of the clinically observed retardation of wound healing by nitrofurazone.

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Samples of nitrofurazone soluble dressing and its polyethylene glycol vehicle were obtained. Hair was shaved from the dorsal skin of 8-week-old male . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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