Identification of Major Active Ingredients Responsible for Burn Wound Healing of Centella asiatica Herbs
Joint Authors
Wu, Fang
Bian, Difei
Xia, Yufeng
Gong, Zhunan
Tan, Qian
Chen, Jiaojiao
Dai, Yue
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Centella asiatica herbs have been prescribed as a traditional medicine for wound healing in China and Southeast Asia for a long time.
They contain many kinds of triterpenoid compounds, mainly including glycosides (asiaticoside and madecassoside) and corresponding aglycones (asiatic acid and madecassic acid).
To identify which is the major active constituent, a comprehensive and comparative study of these compounds was performed.
In vitro, primary human skin fibroblasts, originating from healthy human foreskin samples, were treated with various concentrations of asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid, and madecassic acid, respectively.
Cell proliferation, collagen synthesis, MMP-1/TIMP-1 balance, and TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway were investigated.
In vivo, mice were orally administered with the four compounds mentioned above for two weeks after burn injury.
The speed and quality of wound healing, as well as TGF-β1 levels in skin tissues, were examined.
Interestingly, in contrast to prevalent postulations, asiaticoside and madecassoside themselves, rather than their corresponding metabolites asiatic acid and madecassic acid, are recognized as the main active constituents of C.
asiatica herbs responsible for burn wound healing.
Furthermore, madecassoside is more effective than asiaticoside (P=0.0446 for procollagen type III synthesis in vitro, P=0.0057 for wound healing speed, and P=0.0491 for wound healing pattern in vivo, correspondingly).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wu, Fang& Bian, Difei& Xia, Yufeng& Gong, Zhunan& Tan, Qian& Chen, Jiaojiao…[et al.]. 2012. Identification of Major Active Ingredients Responsible for Burn Wound Healing of Centella asiatica Herbs. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wu, Fang…[et al.]. Identification of Major Active Ingredients Responsible for Burn Wound Healing of Centella asiatica Herbs. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-13.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Wu, Fang& Bian, Difei& Xia, Yufeng& Gong, Zhunan& Tan, Qian& Chen, Jiaojiao…[et al.]. Identification of Major Active Ingredients Responsible for Burn Wound Healing of Centella asiatica Herbs. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-13.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-992710