Published in:
01-06-2014 | Research Letter
Selective blockade of estrogen receptor beta improves wound healing in diabetes
Authors:
Vivekananda Gupta Sunkari, Ileana R. Botusan, Octavian Savu, Jacob Grünler, Xiaowei Zheng, Jan-Åke Gustafsson, Kerstin Brismar, Sergiu-Bogdan Catrina
Published in:
Endocrine
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Issue 2/2014
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Excerpt
Diabetic ulcer is a major complication of diabetes with a high burden on society resources. Despite concerted efforts in improving diabetes care, delayed wound healing in diabetes remains a common, dreaded complication [
1]. The pathogenic mechanisms behind impaired wound healing in diabetes are poorly understood, and therefore, no specific targeted therapy is available. …