Triterpenes from Centella asiatica stimulate extracellular matrix accumulation in rat experimental wounds

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 289-296

  Maquart, François Xavier ^a   Chastang, François ^a   Simeon, Alain ^a   Birembaut, Philippe ^b   Gillery, Philippe ^a   Wegrowski, Yanusz ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Asiatic acid; Asiaticoside; Centella asiatica; Collagen synthesis; Madecassic acid; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ASIATIC ACID; ASIATICOSIDE; COLLAGEN; DNA; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; MADECASSIC ACID; PROTEIN; TRITERPENE; URONIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTELLA ASIATICA; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TISSUE REPAIR; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; DNA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HYDROXYPROLINE; MALE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN; TERPENES; TRITERPENES; URONIC ACIDS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032974523     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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