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ReviewMetabolism open2025

Update on the impact of lipid and glucose control on diabetic wound healing.

Rui Sun, Yang Xu, Zhenjun Ji, Xingxing Li, Zaixiao Tao, Weichen Luo, Yuyu Yao, Lijuan Chen, Genshan Ma

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Review in Metabolism open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Rui SunDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Yang XuDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Zhenjun JiDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Xingxing LiDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Zaixiao TaoDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Weichen LuoDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Yuyu YaoDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Lijuan ChenDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Genshan MaDepartment of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review summarizes current insights into the molecular mechanisms by which hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia contribute to chronic diabetic wounds. It discusses the roles of key metabolic pathways, including the hexosamine biosynthetic and polyol pathways, along with the significance of inflammatory mediators and oxidative stress in this process. In addition, emerging therapeutic strategies are evaluated, such as the use of metformin to activate AMPK, PPAR agonists, SGLT2 inhibitors, and GLP-1 receptor agonists, which hold promise for modulating the inflammatory microenvironment and restoring cellular function. Combination therapies, advanced wound dressings, negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), and regenerative approaches such as stem cell therapies and bioengineered skin substitutes are also reviewed as integrated strategies that target both systemic metabolic dysregulation and local wound-specific challenges. These findings underscore the critical role of improved glucose and lipid control in optimizing diabetic wound healing and suggest that personalized, multimodal therapeutic approaches may offer enhanced clinical outcomes for patients with diabetic ulcers and other chronic wounds.

Indexed as

Diabetic wound healingGlucose metabolismInflammation and oxidative stressLipid dysregulationMetabolic therapeutic strategies

Identifiers

PMID41321406
PMCPMC12657400

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