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Vitsos A, Ieronymaki D, Kostaki M, Almpani C, Barda C, Kikionis S, Sfiniadakis I, Dallas P, Rallis MC. In Vivo Evaluation of Wound Healing Efficacy of Gel-Based Dressings Loaded with Pycnogenol™ and Ceratothoa oestroides Extracts. Gels 2024; 10:233. [PMID: 38667652 PMCID: PMC11048808 DOI: 10.3390/gels10040233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Ceratothoa oestroides and French maritime pine bark (Pycnogenol™) extracts are considered promising therapeutic agents in wound healing. This study explores the healing efficacy of composite dressings containing these extracts, aiming to enhance their stability and effectiveness, utilizing a low-temperature vacuum method for producing Sodium Alginate-Maltodextrin gel dressings. Surgical wounds were inflicted on SKH-hr2 hairless mice. Dressings were loaded with Pycnogenol™ and/or C. oestroides extracts and assessed for their efficacy. Wound healing was primarily evaluated by clinical and histopathological evaluation and secondarily by Antera 3D camera and biophysical measurements. Dressings were stable and did not compromise the therapeutic properties of C. oestroides extract. All interventions were compared to the C. oestroides ointment as a reference product. Most of the wounds treated with the reference formulation and the C. oestrodes dressing had already closed by the 15th day, with histological scores of 7 and 6.5, respectively. In contrast, wounds treated with Pycnogenol™, either alone or in combination with C. oestroides, did not close by the end of the experiment (16th day), with histological scores reaching 15 in both cases. Furthermore, treatment with 5% Pycnogenol™ dressing appeared to induce skin thickening and increase body temperature. The study underscores the wound healing potential of C. oestroides extracts and highlights the need for further research to optimize Pycnogenol™ dosing in topical applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andreas Vitsos
- Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15784 Athens, Greece; (A.V.); (D.I.); (M.K.); (C.A.); (P.D.)
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- Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15784 Athens, Greece; (A.V.); (D.I.); (M.K.); (C.A.); (P.D.)
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- Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15784 Athens, Greece; (A.V.); (D.I.); (M.K.); (C.A.); (P.D.)
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- Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15784 Athens, Greece; (A.V.); (D.I.); (M.K.); (C.A.); (P.D.)
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- Section of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15784 Athens, Greece (S.K.)
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- Section of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15784 Athens, Greece (S.K.)
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- Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15784 Athens, Greece; (A.V.); (D.I.); (M.K.); (C.A.); (P.D.)
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- Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15784 Athens, Greece; (A.V.); (D.I.); (M.K.); (C.A.); (P.D.)
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Taheri M, Amiri-Farahani L. Anti-Inflammatory and Restorative Effects of Olives in Topical Application. Dermatol Res Pract 2021; 2021:9927976. [PMID: 34257643 PMCID: PMC8257351 DOI: 10.1155/2021/9927976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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METHODS A literature search was conducted (1990-2021) in Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Google Scholar, Science Direct, SID, IranDoc, and Magiran databases. From the 102 reviewed articles, 17 articles were selected to be included in the current article. RESULTS Various forms of olive have long been used to accelerate the healing of various wounds and skin damage such as diabetic foot ulcers, atopic dermatitis, diaper dermatitis, episiotomy wound, and nipple ulcer but there are still no credible documents or articles that provide reliable evidence of topical use. CONCLUSION According to the information obtained from the articles reviewed, olive oil appears to be an effective, safe, and available treatment. This study suggests that olive oil is an alternative remedy to minimize the frequent use of chemical-based treatments. More research may be beneficial to reach certainty in terms of curative properties of olive oil in similar or different injuries in different populations.
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- Mahdiyeh Taheri
- Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, Nursing Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Karamani C, Antoniadou IT, Dimou A, Andreou E, Kostakis G, Sideri A, Vitsos A, Gkavanozi A, Sfiniadakis I, Skaltsa H, Papaioannou GT, Rallis MC, Maibach H. Optimization of psoriasis mouse models. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2021; 108:107054. [PMID: 33775808 DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2021.107054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Psoriasis, is a common, chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory, relapsing disease, which would benefit from reliable and human-relevant animal models to test drugs pre-clinically and to understand their mechanism of action. Because of its ease of use, convenience and low cost, the imiquimod (IMQ)-induced psoriasis-like model is widely utilized; however, it is not known whether all mouse strains are equivalent and if the hairless mouse is appropriate, so that the imiquimod model can be further optimized. METHODS Under similar experimental conditions, common mouse strains (BALB/c, C57BL/6J, and ApoE) and a new hairless strain (ApoE/SKH-hr2) as well as several inducers (IMQ, IMQ + acetic acid (AcOH) topical and IMQ + AcOH systemic) were compared by clinical, histopathological, biophysical and locomotor activity assessments. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The BALB/c mice yielded an optimal psoriasis-like phenotype with IMQ + AcOH topical treatment, and the corresponding phenotypes for the other mouse strains were C57BL/6J moderate and ApoE mild. In contrast, the ApoE/SKH-hr2 mice, as a result of the absence of a Munro abscess in the histopathology analysis, left doubt about the psoriasis-like acquisition. Locomotor activity of BALB/c mice treated with IMQ, IMQ + AcOH topically and IMQ + AcOH systemically showed decreased distance and rearing coverage and increased immobility with all treatments. Hence, the BALB/c mouse strain appears to be an optimal psoriasis-like model when utilizing IMQ + AcOH topical application.
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- Christina Karamani
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Panepistimiopolis, 15784 Athens, Greece
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Panepistimiopolis, 15784 Athens, Greece
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Panepistimiopolis, 15784 Athens, Greece
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Panepistimiopolis, 15784 Athens, Greece
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Panepistimiopolis, 15784 Athens, Greece
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Panepistimiopolis, 15784 Athens, Greece
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Panepistimiopolis, 15784 Athens, Greece
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Panepistimiopolis, 15784 Athens, Greece
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Section of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Panepistimiopolis, 15784 Athens, Greece
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Panepistimiopolis, 15784 Athens, Greece
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Panepistimiopolis, 15784 Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, 2340 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
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Melguizo-Rodríguez L, Illescas-Montes R, Costela-Ruiz VJ, Ramos-Torrecillas J, de Luna-Bertos E, García-Martínez O, Ruiz C. Antimicrobial properties of olive oil phenolic compounds and their regenerative capacity towards fibroblast cells. J Tissue Viability 2021; 30:372-378. [PMID: 33810929 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtv.2021.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Some micronutrients of vegetable origin are considered potentially useful as wound-healing agents because they can increase fibroblast proliferation and differentiation. THE AIM OF THIS STUDY was to evaluate the regenerative effects of selected olive oil phenolic compounds on cultured human fibroblasts and explore their antimicrobial properties. MATERIAL AND METHODS The CCD-1064Sk fibroblast line was treated for 24 h with 10-6M luteolin, apigenin, ferulic, coumaric acid or caffeic acid, evaluating the effects on cell proliferation by using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) spectrophotometric assay; the migratory capacity by the scratch assay and determining the expression of Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF), Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), Transforming Growth Factor- β1 (TGFβ1), Platelet Derived Growth Factor (PDGF), and Collagen Type I (COL-I) genes by real-time polymerase chain reaction. The antimicrobial capacity of the polyphenols was evaluated by the disc diffusion method. RESULTS All compounds except for ferulic acid significantly stimulated the proliferative capacity of fibroblasts, increasing their migration and their expression of the aforementioned genes. With respect to their antimicrobial properties, treatment with the studied compounds inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, Proteus spp., and Candida Albicans. CONCLUSIONS The phenolic compounds in olive oil have a biostimulatory effect on the regeneration capacity, differentiation, and migration of fibroblasts and exert major antibacterial activity. According to the present findings, these compounds may have a strong therapeutic effect on wound recovery.
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- Lucia Melguizo-Rodríguez
- Biomedical Group (BIO277), Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Avda. Ilustración 60, 18016, Granada, Spain; Institute of Biosanitary Research, Ibs.Granada, C/ Doctor Azpitarte 4, 4(a) Planta, 18012, Granada, Spain.
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- Biomedical Group (BIO277), Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Avda. Ilustración 60, 18016, Granada, Spain; Institute of Biosanitary Research, Ibs.Granada, C/ Doctor Azpitarte 4, 4(a) Planta, 18012, Granada, Spain.
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- Biomedical Group (BIO277), Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Avda. Ilustración 60, 18016, Granada, Spain; Institute of Biosanitary Research, Ibs.Granada, C/ Doctor Azpitarte 4, 4(a) Planta, 18012, Granada, Spain.
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- Biomedical Group (BIO277), Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Avda. Ilustración 60, 18016, Granada, Spain; Institute of Biosanitary Research, Ibs.Granada, C/ Doctor Azpitarte 4, 4(a) Planta, 18012, Granada, Spain.
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- Biomedical Group (BIO277), Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Avda. Ilustración 60, 18016, Granada, Spain; Institute of Biosanitary Research, Ibs.Granada, C/ Doctor Azpitarte 4, 4(a) Planta, 18012, Granada, Spain.
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- Biomedical Group (BIO277), Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Avda. Ilustración 60, 18016, Granada, Spain; Institute of Biosanitary Research, Ibs.Granada, C/ Doctor Azpitarte 4, 4(a) Planta, 18012, Granada, Spain.
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- Biomedical Group (BIO277), Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Avda. Ilustración 60, 18016, Granada, Spain; Institute of Biosanitary Research, Ibs.Granada, C/ Doctor Azpitarte 4, 4(a) Planta, 18012, Granada, Spain; Institute of Neuroscience, University of Granada, Centro de Investigación Biomédica (CIBM), Parque de Tecnológico de La Salud (PTS), Avda. Del Conocimiento S/N, 18016, Armilla, Granada, Spain.
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Wallner C, Moormann E, Lulof P, Drysch M, Lehnhardt M, Behr B. Burn Care in the Greek and Roman Antiquity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 56:medicina56120657. [PMID: 33260533 PMCID: PMC7761083 DOI: 10.3390/medicina56120657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The last century brought about more rapid new developments in the treatment of burns, which significantly lowered the mortality of burn injuries. However, burns were already treated in antiquity, where the threshold from spirituality to scientific medicine originated. The existing literature on burn treatment is very limited and there are many cross-references, some of them incorrect. The aim of this work by an interdisciplinary team of historians and physicians is to offer a more precise reproduction of the burn treatment of Greek and Roman antiquity using original texts in context and with a modern scientific background. There are many sources from ancient doctors on the subject of burn treatment, as well as the treatment of burned-out wounds and frostbite, which have not yet been mentioned. The literature research also showed an understanding of scientific contexts in ancient medicine, such as antiseptics or rheology. Interestingly, there was a change in burn medicine from everyday Greek medicine to Roman military medicine with other burn patterns. The care of patients using analgetics and the therapy of burn shock arose from the literature. The ancient world is considered to be the foundation of medicine, but it is believed to have been based mainly on shamanism rather than science. However, already more than two millennia ago, burns were correctly assessed and treated according to today’s scientific standards and scientific relationships were recognized.
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- Christoph Wallner
- Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bürkle-de-la-Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany; (M.D.); (M.L.); (B.B.)
- Department of Archaeology, Amsterdam Centre of Ancient Studies and Archaeology-ACASA, University of Amsterdam, Turfdraagsterpad 9, 1012 XT Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of History, Art History and Classics, Radboud University, Erasmusplein 1, 6525 HT Nijmegen, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Archaeology, Amsterdam Centre of Ancient Studies and Archaeology-ACASA, University of Amsterdam, Turfdraagsterpad 9, 1012 XT Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bürkle-de-la-Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany; (M.D.); (M.L.); (B.B.)
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bürkle-de-la-Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany; (M.D.); (M.L.); (B.B.)
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bürkle-de-la-Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany; (M.D.); (M.L.); (B.B.)
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Hadfield KA, Smit NJ. Review of the global distribution and hosts of the economically important fish parasitic isopod genus Ceratothoa (Isopoda: Cymothoidae), including the description of Ceratothoa springbok n. sp. from South Africa. Int J Parasitol 2020; 50:899-919. [PMID: 32750362 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Fish parasites from the isopod family Cymothoidae have, in recent years, received increased global attention due to both their ecological and economic importance. This is particularly true for the buccal inhabiting genus Ceratothoa Dana, 1852, whose members have been implicated in negatively impacting the health of both farmed and wild-caught fishes. As research on this group increases, so does our understanding of their host specificity and distribution. The aims of this paper were thus to review the current distribution and host records of Ceratothoa and describe a new species, Ceratothoa springbok n. sp. from South Africa. Including the new species described here, there are currently 25 accepted Ceratothoa spp. known from eight of the 12 marine biogeographical realms of the world. The majority of Cymothoidae species are known to occur in the tropical realms, whereas our analyses show that the greatest diversity of Ceratothoa spp. can be found in temperate realms. These results indicate the possibility that Ceratothoa is more diverse in temperate regions. This review also highlights the low diversity of Ceratothoa from the oceans around both North and South America. Current records indicate that species of Ceratothoa parasitise 108 fish species in 76 genera and 41 families. Eleven Ceratothoa spp. demonstrate host specificity up to host genus or family level. Amongst the hosts, members of the Sparidae are parasitised by 13 species of Ceratothoa, making it the host family with the highest diversity of parasites from this genus. The new species, C. springbok n. sp., also parasitises a sparid and was found in the buccal cavity of the carpenter seabream, Argyrozona argyrozona. This new species, the largest of all recorded Ceratothoa (up to 65 mm) and amongst the largest of all Cymothoidae, is characterised by its truncate and ventrally folded frontal margin, pereonite 1 with medial indentations, the wide anterolateral margins of pereonite 1 with an inwardly produced point, and a well-developed carina on the basis of pereopod 7. A key to the southern African Ceratothoa is provided.
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- Kerry A Hadfield
- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Potchefstroom Campus, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
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- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Potchefstroom Campus, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa.
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Papanas N, Papi M, Rerkasem K. A New Issue: Sweet Grapes of Autumn. INT J LOW EXTR WOUND 2020; 18:217-218. [PMID: 31514631 DOI: 10.1177/1534734619876251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Nikolaos Papanas
- Diabetes Centre-Diabetic Foot Clinic, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty, Rome, Italy
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- NCD Centre of Excellence, Research Institute of Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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