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ReviewCurrent diabetes reviews2026

An Overview and Review of Growth Factors in Wound Healing: Emerging Trends and Innovations.

Phool Chandra, Mohd Faizan, Mayur Porwal, Himanshu Sharma, Neetu Sachan

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Review in Current diabetes reviews, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. [Effect of concentrated growth factors in guided tissue regeneration for the treatment of mandibular molar furcation lesions].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2026
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  6. Multifunctional Electrospun PCL/Starch/n-AlInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  7. Phytochemical Profiling and Computational Screening ofPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  20. Cellular Senescence in Skin Wound Repair: Dual Roles and Senotherapeutic Interventions.Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society
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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

5 authors.

Phool ChandraDepartment of Pharmacology, Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Pharmacy, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, 244101, India.
Mohd FaizanDepartment of Pharmacology, Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Pharmacy, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, 244101, India.
Mayur PorwalDepartment of Pharmacology, Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Pharmacy, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, 244101, India.
Himanshu SharmaDepartment of Pharmacology, Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Pharmacy, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, 244101, India.
Neetu SachanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Maharana Pratap College of Pharmacy, Mandhana Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 209217, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wound healing is a complex process involving various cellular and molecular events aimed at restoring tissue integrity. Growth factors play a pivotal role in orchestrating these events by regulating cell migration, proliferation, differentiation, and extracellular matrix synthesis. Several growth factors have been identified as crucial mediators of wound healing, including PDGF, TGF-β, VEGF, FGF, and EGF. PDGF is released by platelets upon injury and stimulates the migration and proliferation of fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells, promoting the formation of granulation tissue. TGF-β regulates various aspects of wound healing, including inflammation, collagen deposition, and tissue remodeling. VEGF promotes angiogenesis, facilitating the formation of new blood vessels to supply oxygen and nutrients to the healing tissue. FGF stimulates fibroblast proliferation and angiogenesis, contributing to tissue regeneration. EGF promotes the migration and proliferation of epithelial cells, aiding in the re-epithelialization of the wound. These growth factors act in a coordinated manner to promote each phase of wound healing, including hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. Dysregulation of growth factor expression or signaling can impair the healing process, leading to chronic wounds or excessive scar formation. Understanding the roles of growth factors in wound healing has led to the development of therapeutic strategies aimed at enhancing wound repair.

Indexed as

Intercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsWound HealingAnimalsEpidermal Growth FactorHumansNeovascularization, PhysiologicSignal TransductionEpidermal Growth FactorIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsEGFFGFGrowth factorsPDGFTGF-βtissue repair.VEGFwound healing

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