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Curcuma purpurascens BI. rhizome accelerates rat excisional wound healing: involvement of Hsp70/Bax proteins, antioxidant defense, and angiogenesis activity

Rouhollahi E 1 , Moghadamtousi SZ 2 , Hajiaghaalipour F 3 , Zahedifard M 2 , Tayeby F 2 , Awang K 4 Show all authors , Abdulla MA 3 , Mohamed Z 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Pharmacogenomics Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Drug Des Devel Ther, 2015;9:5805-13.
PMID: 26604683 DOI: 10.2147/DDDT.S88196

Abstract

Curcuma purpurascens BI. is a member of Zingiberaceae family. The purpose of this study is to investigate the wound healing properties of hexane extract of C. purpurascens rhizome (HECP) against excisional wound healing in rats.

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