Ethnopharmacological Approaches to Wound Repair
Wound is breaking of the skin by a physical injury. Wound healing is a connective tissue response along with the repair process which immediately comes after the injury. It occurs as a sequence of phases such as haemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodelling and causes series of inter...
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| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2013
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/38998/ http://eprints.usm.my/38998/1/Ethnopharmacological_Approaches_to_Wound_Repair.pdf |
| Summary: | Wound is breaking of the skin by a physical injury. Wound
healing is a connective tissue response along with the repair
process which immediately comes after the injury. It occurs
as a sequence of phases such as haemostasis, inflammation,
proliferation, and remodelling and causes series of interactions
between the extracellular matrix, cytokine mediators,
and different cell types. For rapid healing several medicinal
plants were reported in ethnobotanical studies. Traditional
remedies which claimed to have wound healing potential are
widely used in developing countries due to their accessibility
and low cost. However, these remedies should be evaluated
for their efficacy and safety before their utilization. In this
context, the papers selected for this special issue include
scientifically evaluated information and lead to development
of novel drugs for rapid healing of wounds.We would like to
thank the authors for their contributions for this special issue.
This special issue contains twelve papers. T. Lin et al.
investigated the wound healing effect of tocopherol in diabetic
rats.This study has proven thewound healing potential
of tocopherol cream by increasing the rate of wound closure
and total protein content significantly in diabetic condition. |
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