Evidence map›Paper›PMID 26604683›Full record

ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2015

Curcuma purpurascens BI. rhizome accelerates rat excisional wound healing: involvement of Hsp70/Bax proteins, antioxidant defense, and angiogenesis activity.

Elham Rouhollahi, Soheil Zorofchian Moghadamtousi, Fatemeh Hajiaghaalipour, Maryam Zahedifard, Faezeh Tayeby, Khalijah Awang, Mahmood Ameen Abdulla, Zahurin Mohamed

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Drug design, development and therapy, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 46% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Topical Neuropeptide Y for Ischemic Skin Wounds.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
    Article
  2. Wound Healing and Acute Dermal Toxicity Studies ofJournal of tropical medicine · 2024
    Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Chemical Characterization and Wound Healing Property ofEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elham RouhollahiPharmacogenomics Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Soheil Zorofchian MoghadamtousiInstitute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Fatemeh HajiaghaalipourDepartment of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Maryam ZahedifardInstitute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Faezeh TayebyInstitute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Khalijah AwangDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Mahmood Ameen AbdullaDepartment of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Zahurin MohamedPharmacogenomics Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
University of Malaya · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeCurcuma purpurascens BI. is a member of Zingiberaceae family. The purpose of this study is to investigate the wound healing properties of hexane extract of C. purpurascens rhizome (HECP) against excisional wound healing in rats. MATERIALS AND

methodsTwenty four rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: A) negative control (blank placebo, acacia gum), B) low dose of HECP, C) high dose of HECP, and D) positive control, with 6 rats in each group. Full-thickness incisions (approximately 2.00 cm) were made on the neck area of each rat. Groups 1-4 were treated two-times a day for 20 days with blank placebo, HECP (100 mg/kg), HECP (200 mg/kg), and intrasite gel as a positive control, respectively. After 20 days, hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome stainings were employed to investigate the histopathological alterations. Protein expressions of Bax and Hsp70 were examined in the wound tissues using immunohistochemistry analysis. In addition, levels of enzymatic antioxidants and malondialdehyde representing lipid peroxidation were measured in wound tissue homogenates.

resultsMacroscopic evaluation of wounds showed conspicuous elevation in wound contraction after topical administration of HECP at both doses. Moreover, histopathological analysis revealed noteworthy reduction in the scar width correlated with the enhanced collagen content and fibroblast cells, accompanied by a reduction of inflammatory cells in the granulation tissues. At the molecular level, HECP facilitates wound-healing process by downregulating Bax and upregulating Hsp70 protein at the wound site. The formation of new blood vessel was observed in Masson's trichrome staining of wounds treated with HECP (100 and 200 mg/kg). In addition, HECP administration caused a significant surge in enzymatic antioxidant activities and a decline in lipid peroxidation.

conclusionThese findings suggested that HECP accelerated wound-healing process in rats via antioxidant activity, angiogenesis effect and anti-inflammatory responses involving Hsp70/Bax.

Indexed as

Administration, TopicalAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsbcl-2-Associated X ProteinCurcumaDose-Response Relationship, DrugDown-RegulationHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansImmunohistochemistryLipid PeroxidationMaleNeovascularization, PhysiologicPlant ExtractsRatsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsbcl-2-Associated X ProteinHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsPlant Extractsantioxidant enzyme activityimmunohistochemistryinflammatory cellswound closureZingiberaceae

Identifiers

PMID26604683
PMCPMC4629958
OpenAlexW1878051894

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.