Title:Compendium of Conventional and Targeted Drug Delivery Formulation
Used for the Treatment and Management of the Wound Healing
Volume: 19
Issue: 2
Author(s): Ajay Singh, Zeba Maqsood, Mohammad Kashif Iqubal, Javed Ali and Sanjula Baboota*
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi-
110062, India
Keywords:
Wound healing, clinical trial, natural drug, combination therapy, kinds of wounds, phytoconstituents.
Abstract: Wound healing is a complex and dynamic phenomenon that involves the restoration of
normal physiology and functioning of injured tissue. The process of wound healing is primarily regulated
by various cytokines, inflammatory mediators, and growth factors at the molecular level.
Any intervention in the normal wound healing process leads to further tissue damage, which in turn
leads to delayed wound healing. Several natural, synthetic drugs and their combinations were used
to restore and accelerate the wound healing process. However, the conventional delivery carriers
were not much effective, and thus, nowadays, nanocarriers are gaining much popularity since they
are playing a pivotal role in drug delivery. Since nanocarriers have their own applicability and benefits
(enhance the bioavailability, site-specific targeting) so, they can accelerate wound healing more
efficiently. This review briefly discussed about the various events that take place during the wound
healing process with emphasis on various natural, synthetic, and combination drug therapy used for
accelerating wound healing and the role of nanotechnology-based approaches in chronic wound
healing.