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ReviewBiomolecules2021

Molecular Biomarkers of Oxygen Therapy in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers.

Alisha R Oropallo, Thomas E Serena, David G Armstrong, Mark Q Niederauer

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Review in Biomolecules, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

13 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. A synergistic multimodality treatment approach to address the key drivers of wound chronicity.Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Alisha R OropalloComprehensive Wound Healing Center and Hyperbarics, Department of Vascular Surgery, Zucker School of Medicine Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY 11549, USA.
Thomas E SerenaSerena Group Research Foundation, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1032-3578
David G ArmstrongLimb Preservation Program, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Mark Q NiederauerEO2 Concepts, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA.
KCI (United States) · USSerenaGroup Research Institute · USUniversity of Southern California · USWound Healing Society · US

Funding

Improving the science of adherence reinforcement and safe mobility in people with diabetic foot ulcers using smart offloadingR01DK124789 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI ARMSTRONG, DAVID GEORGE, NAJAFI, BIJAN · 2021 to 2025
$2.0M
Infrared Eyes(iREyes)R44DK102244 · NIDDK · EDEN MEDICAL, INC. · PI ARMSTRONG, DAVID GEORGE, SCHOESS, JEFFREY NORMAN · 2018 to 2020
$1.7M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK124789NIDDK NIH HHS R44 DK102244
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) and topical oxygen therapy (TOT) including continuous diffuse oxygen therapy (CDOT) are often utilized to enhance wound healing in patients with diabetic foot ulcerations. High pressure pure oxygen assists in the oxygenation of hypoxic wounds to increase perfusion. Although oxygen therapy provides wound healing benefits to some patients with diabetic foot ulcers, it is currently performed from clinical examination and imaging. Data suggest that oxygen therapy promotes wound healing via angiogenesis, the creation of new blood vessels. Molecular biomarkers relating to tissue inflammation, repair, and healing have been identified. Predictive biomarkers can be used to identify patients who will most likely benefit from this specialized treatment. In diabetic foot ulcerations, specifically, certain biomarkers have been linked to factors involving angiogenesis and inflammation, two crucial aspects of wound healing. In this review, the mechanism of how oxygen works in wound healing on a physiological basis, such as cell metabolism and growth factor signaling transduction is detailed. Additionally, observable clinical outcomes such as collagen formation, angiogenesis, respiratory burst and cell proliferation are described. The scientific evidence for the impact of oxygen on biomolecular pathways and its relationship to the outcomes in clinical research is discussed in this narrative review.

Indexed as

Diabetic FootHyperbaric OxygenationWound HealingAdministration, TopicalBiomarkersCell ProliferationHumansOxygenBiomarkersOxygencontinuous diffusion oxygendiabetic foot ulcerhyperbaricmolecular biomarkersoxygentopical oxygen

Identifiers

PMID34206433
PMCPMC8301753
OpenAlexW3175765835

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