Abstract
Chronic wounds remain a significant public problem and the development of wound treatments has been a research focus for the past few decades. Despite advances in the products derived from endogenous substances involved in a wound healing process (e.g., growth factors, stem cells, and extracellular matrix), effective and safe wound therapeutics are still limited. There is an unmet need to develop new therapeutics. Various new pathways and targets have been identified and could become a molecular target in designing novel wound agents. Importantly, many existing drugs that target these newly identified pathways could be repositioned for wound therapy, which will facilitate fast translation of research findings to clinical applications. This review discusses the newly identified pathways/targets and their potential uses in the development of wound therapeutics. Some herbs and amphibian skins have been traditionally used for wound repairs and their active ingredients have been found to act in these new pathways. Hence, screening these natural products for novel wound therapeutics remains a viable approach. The outcomes of wound care using natural wound therapeutics could be improved if we can better understand their cellular and molecular mechanisms and fabricate them in appropriate formulations, such as using novel wound dressings and nano-engineered materials. Therefore, we also provide an update on the advances in wound therapeutics from natural sources. Overall, this review offers new insights into novel wound therapeutics.
Keywords: Wound healing, pathways, targets, herbal medicines, amphibian skins, electrospinning.
Current Drug Delivery
Title:Identifying New Pathways and Targets for Wound Healing and Therapeutics from Natural Sources
Volume: 18 Issue: 8
Author(s): Xinchi Feng and Jinsong Hao*
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmaceutical Science and Research, School of Pharmacy, Marshall University, Huntington, WV,United States
Keywords: Wound healing, pathways, targets, herbal medicines, amphibian skins, electrospinning.
Abstract: Chronic wounds remain a significant public problem and the development of wound treatments has been a research focus for the past few decades. Despite advances in the products derived from endogenous substances involved in a wound healing process (e.g., growth factors, stem cells, and extracellular matrix), effective and safe wound therapeutics are still limited. There is an unmet need to develop new therapeutics. Various new pathways and targets have been identified and could become a molecular target in designing novel wound agents. Importantly, many existing drugs that target these newly identified pathways could be repositioned for wound therapy, which will facilitate fast translation of research findings to clinical applications. This review discusses the newly identified pathways/targets and their potential uses in the development of wound therapeutics. Some herbs and amphibian skins have been traditionally used for wound repairs and their active ingredients have been found to act in these new pathways. Hence, screening these natural products for novel wound therapeutics remains a viable approach. The outcomes of wound care using natural wound therapeutics could be improved if we can better understand their cellular and molecular mechanisms and fabricate them in appropriate formulations, such as using novel wound dressings and nano-engineered materials. Therefore, we also provide an update on the advances in wound therapeutics from natural sources. Overall, this review offers new insights into novel wound therapeutics.
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Feng Xinchi and Hao Jinsong *, Identifying New Pathways and Targets for Wound Healing and Therapeutics from Natural Sources, Current Drug Delivery 2021; 18 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567201818666210111101257
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567201818666210111101257 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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