Comparison of In-Vitro and Ex-Vivo Wound Healing Assays for the Investigation of Diabetic Wound Healing and Demonstration of a Beneficial Effect of a Triterpene Extract.

Diabetes mellitus is a frequent cause for chronic, difficult-to-treat wounds. New therapies for diabetic wounds are urgently needed and in-vitro or ex-vivo test systems are essential for the initial identification of new active molecules. The aim of this study is to compare in-vitro and ex-vivo test...

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Main Authors: Christopher Ueck, Thomas Volksdorf, Pia Houdek, Sabine Vidal-Y-Sy, Susanne Sehner, Bernhard Ellinger, Ralf Lobmann, Axel Larena-Avellaneda, Konrad Reinshagen, Ina Ridderbusch, Klaas Kohrmeyer, Ingrid Moll, Rolf Daniels, Philipp Werner, Irmgard Merfort, Johanna M Brandner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5207624?pdf=render