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ReviewDrug design, development and therapy2025

"An Effective Solution to Accelerate the Healing of Complex Ulcers Using Recombinant Human Epidermal Growth Factor (Intralesional Application): A Review".

Maria Teresa Cacua Sánchez, Carlos Alberto Carillo Bravo

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Review in Drug design, development and therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Maria Teresa Cacua SánchezPeripheral Vascular Surgery and Angiology, University El Bosque, Management and Health Services, University Sergio Arboleda, Occidente de Kennedy Hospital, Ambulatory Surgery Center, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0001-5069-3667
Carlos Alberto Carillo BravoEpidemiologist Universidad Del Rosario, Clinical Epidemiology - Colombian Society of Preventive Medicine, Bogotá, Colombia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic and complex ulcers of the lower limbs constitute a common, persistent, and clinically significant complication, particularly in patients with diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, and other dermatological conditions. These lesions are characterized by impaired healing, high recurrence rates, and a substantial risk of infection, amputation, and functional decline, thereby posing a considerable burden on both patients and healthcare systems. In response to this unresolved clinical need, recombinant human epidermal growth factor (rhEGF) has emerged as an innovative and effective therapeutic strategy. By stimulating cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and tissue regeneration, rhEGF reactivates essential biological processes that are typically impaired in such lesions, thereby promoting accelerated and functional wound healing. Additionally, its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties contribute to reducing associated complications, such as infection. Accumulated scientific evidence over recent years has strengthened the support for its clinical use, with multiple studies-including controlled trials, retrospective analyses, and systematic reviews-demonstrating consistent outcomes across various clinical settings. In practice, rhEGF has been established as a safe and effective therapeutic tool with the potential to transform the conventional management of chronic and complex ulcers, improving clinical outcomes and enhancing patients' quality of life.

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Epidermal Growth FactorUlcerWound HealingHumansRecombinant ProteinsEpidermal Growth FactorRecombinant Proteinsamputationburnschronic venous insufficiencycomplex ulcersCVIDFUdiabetic foot ulcerEGFepidermal growth factorgraftsinflammationoxidative stresspressure injuriesrecombinant human epidermal growth factorrhEGF

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PMID40626101
PMCPMC12230249

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