Review ArticleInternational Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health
Publication: Healing the chronic wounds in diabetes using old drugs
Int J Community Med Public Health. 2020;7(10):4185-4188.DOI10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20203981
Abstract
People with uncontrolled diabetes may develop poor circulation. As circulation slows down, blood moves more slowly, which makes it more difficult for the body to deliver nutrients to wounds. As a result, the injuries heal slowly, or may not heal at all. Due to the effects of diabetes on the nerves and blood vessels, diabetic patients might also experience other complications. These include heart disease, kidney disease, and eye problems. Hence, the need for therapeutic drugs is a must. In this review we analyze some drugs that have been used in diabetes wound healing including antiglycemic agents like dipeptidylpeptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitors and metformin, statins and phenytoin. These drugs showed satisfying results giving the diabetes patients a glimmer of hop regarding their wound healing.
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- Department of Medicine, Consultant Family Medicine, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medicine, Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medicine, Al-Farabi College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medicine, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medicine, Alqassim University, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medicine, Dar Al-uloom University, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medicine, Batterjee Medical Colleage, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medicine, Majmmah University, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medicine, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia