Exploring the Underlying Pharmacological, Immunomodulatory, and Anti-inflammatory Mechanisms of Phytochemicals Against Wounds: a Molecular Insight

Overview

Journal Inflammopharmacology

Specialty Pharmacology

Date 2024 Aug 14

PMID 39138746

Authors

Anfah Riaz

Shaukat Ali

Muhammad Summer

Shehzeen Noor

Laiba Nazakat

Aqsa

Muhammad Sharjeel

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Abstract

Background: Numerous cellular, humoral, and molecular processes are involved in the intricate process of wound healing.

Pharmacological Relevance: Numerous bioactive substances, such as ß-sitosterol, tannic acid, gallic acid, protocatechuic acid, quercetin, ellagic acid, and pyrogallol, along with their pharmacokinetics and bioavailability, have been reviewed. These phytochemicals work together to promote angiogenesis, granulation, collagen synthesis, oxidative balance, extracellular matrix (ECM) formation, cell migration, proliferation, differentiation, and re-epithelialization during wound healing.

Findings And Novelty: To improve wound contraction, this review delves into how the application of each bioactive molecule mediates with the inflammatory, proliferative, and remodeling phases of wound healing to speed up the process. This review also reveals the underlying mechanisms of the phytochemicals against different stages of wound healing along with the differentiation of the in vitro evidence from the in vivo evidence There is growing interest in phytochemicals, or plant-derived compounds, due their potential health benefits. This calls for more scientific analysis and mechanistic research. The various pathways that these phytochemicals control/modulate to improve skin regeneration and wound healing are also briefly reviewed. The current review also elaborates the immunomodulatory modes of action of different phytochemicals during wound repair.

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