Current Topical Treatments in Wound Healing - Part 1
Author(s): Helmke Christopher D
Issue: Jul/Aug 2004 - Wound Care
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Page(s): 269-274
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Abstract: Using topical formulations for treatment of wounds has the advantage that adverse effects associated with systemic medications or potential drug-drug interactions can largely be avoided. This article covers anal fissures, burns, diabetic ulcers and hypertrophic scars and discusses mechanisms of wound healing (inflammation, proliferation and remodeling), topical agents used in wound healing (adenosine A-2A receptor agonists, aloe vera, becaplermin, calcium channel blockers, nifedipine, pentoxifylline, glyceryl trinitrate, celecoxib, estrogen and glyceryl trinitrate).
Related Keywords: Adenosine A2A receptor agonists, topical compounds for wound healing, Aloe vera, topical compound for wound healing, Anal fissures, topical compounds for, Becaplermin, topical compound for wound healing, Burns, topical compounds for, Calcium channel blockers, topical compounds for wound healing, Celecoxib, topical compound for wound healing, Diabetic ulcers, topical compounds for, Estrogen, topical compound for wound healing, Fissures, anal, topical compounds for, Glyceryl trinitrate, topical compound for wound healing, Nifedipine, topical compound for wound healing, Pentoxifylline, topical compound for wound healing, Scars, hypertrophic, topical compounds for, Ulcers, diabetic, topical compounds for, Wound healing, mechanisms of action
Related Categories: DERMATOLOGY, DIABETES, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GERIATRICS, HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE, WOUND CARE