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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2020

Hydroxysafflor yellow A promotes multiterritory perforating flap survival: an experimental study.

Chenxi Zhang, Zhenxuan Shao, Zhentai Chen, Chen Lin, Sunli Hu, Zhiling Lou, Jiafeng Li, Xuanqi Zheng, Nan Lin, Weiyang Gao

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chenxi ZhangDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
Zhenxuan ShaoDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
Zhentai ChenDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
Chen LinDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
Sunli HuDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
Zhiling LouDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
Jiafeng LiDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
Xuanqi ZhengDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
Nan LinDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
Weiyang GaoDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of perforator flaps is a common surgical technique in wound repair. However, the area surrounding the multiterritory perforating flap often becomes necrotic due to ischemia. Hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA), a traditional Chinese medicine extracted from edible safflower, can be used medicinally to promote angiogenesis, inhibit apoptosis, and alleviate oxidative stress and other biological activities. Here, we investigated the effect of HSYA on perforator flap survival and its potential mechanism. Our results demonstrate that HSYA significantly improves the survival area of perforator flaps, increases blood supply, reduces tissue edema, and increases mean vascular density. HSYA treatment promotes angiogenesis and inhibits oxidative stress, apoptosis, and autophagy in perforator flaps, suggesting many potential mechanisms for flap survival.

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angiogenesisapoptosisautophagyHydroxysafflor yellow Amultiterritory perforator flapsoxidative stress

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PMID32913550
PMCPMC7476167
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