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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
Volume 10, Issue 16, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jcm10163558
Keywords
wound healing; oxidative stress; antioxidant dressing; reactive oxygen species
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This review identifies seven compounds with antioxidant activity and summarizes the effects of these antioxidant compounds on the healing process in 46 studies. Curcumin, NAC, quercetin, and chitosan are the antioxidant compounds that have shown some initial evidence of efficacy, but more research in human subjects is needed.
(1) Background: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a crucial role in the preparation of the normal wound healing response. Therefore, a correct balance between low or high levels of ROS is essential. Antioxidant dressings that regulate this balance are a target for new therapies. The purpose of this review is to identify the compounds with antioxidant properties that have been tested for wound healing and to summarize the available evidence on their effects. (2) Methods: A literature search was conducted and included any study that evaluated the effects or mechanisms of antioxidants in the healing process (in vitro, animal models or human studies). (3) Results: Seven compounds with antioxidant activity were identified (Curcumin, N-acetyl cysteine, Chitosan, Gallic Acid, Edaravone, Crocin, Safranal and Quercetin) and 46 studies reporting the effects on the healing process of these antioxidants compounds were included. (4) Conclusions: this review offers a map of the research on some of the antioxidant compounds with potential for use as wound therapies and basic research on redox balance and oxidative stress in the healing process. Curcumin, NAC, quercetin and chitosan are the antioxidant compounds that shown some initial evidence of efficacy, but more research in human is needed.
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