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ReviewBurns & trauma2025

Targeting oxidative damage in diabetic foot ulcers: integrative strategies involving antioxidant drugs and nanotechnologies.

Runze Wang, Bowen Li, Mengchao Dong, Huili Zhu, Ping Jin, Yingying Zou

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Review in Burns & trauma, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Runze WangDepartment of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine, Kunming Medical University, No. 1168, Chunrong West Road, Yuhua Street, Chenggong District, Kunming 650500, China.
Bowen LiState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, and West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan Universi,ty, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, No. 17 People's South Road, Chengdu 610041, China.
Mengchao DongDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1, Jianshe East Road, Erqi District, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
Huili ZhuDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, No. 20 People's South Road, Chengdu 610041, China.
Ping JinState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, East Outer Ring South Road, Chenggong District, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Yingying ZouDepartment of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine, Kunming Medical University, No. 1168, Chunrong West Road, Yuhua Street, Chenggong District, Kunming 650500, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1015-150X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Foot ulcerations in patients with diabetes are common and severe, typically caused by infection and chronic inflammation. Poor blood circulation and neuropathy impair the body's ability to heal wounds effectively, creating a conducive environment for ulcers. Excessive reactive oxygen species contribute to ulcer development by damaging cellular structures and hindering wound healing. The administration of antioxidants can protect cells from oxidative damage and promote wound recovery. Antioxidants such as epidermal growth factors, flavonoid hesperidin, alpha-lipoic acid, and N-acetylcysteine effectively reduce oxidative stress. Encapsulating various drugs into nanoparticles and targeting carriers such as hydrogels, metal-organic frameworks, and nanohydrogels can improve their therapeutic effects. Nanotechnologies have been shown to boost tissue regeneration by modifying biomaterial properties, modulating signal release, and targeting key factors. Here, we describe the occurrence and development of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), emphasizing the role of oxidative damage in these processes. This review summarizes the strategy for targeting oxidative damage in DFUs using nanotechnology-loaded antioxidant drugs. This review advocates for the use of personalized biomaterials in treating DFUs and provides a theoretical basis for their potential clinical and translational applications.

Indexed as

Antioxidant treatmentDiabetesDiabetic foot ulcersInflammationOxidative stressWound healing

Identifiers

PMID40718700
PMCPMC12291543

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