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. 2020 Jul 23;9(8):472–490. doi: 10.1089/wound.2019.1105

Table 3.

Summary of systematic review

Year Fatty acids Start Outcome Treatment Model Author
2019 16% Linseed oil, 13% evening primrose oil, 16% olive oil D0 Speed up WH Topical Healthy rat Ishak103
2018 100 ng of RvD1, RvD2, or RvD4 D0 Speed up WH Topical Healthy mice Hellmann120
2018 100 μM palmitoleic acid D0 Speed up WH Topical Healthy rat Weimann121
2017 50 μM 16,16-dimethyl PG E2 D0 Restored WIHN injected Healthy mice Zhu69
2017 2% jasmonic acid derivative D0 Speed up WH Topical Human suction blister Henriet130
2017 60–70% linoleic acid from hyperoxygenated fatty acids D0 Prevented facial PU Topical RCT high risk of PU Otero123
2016 30 μM of Docosahexaenoic Acid D0 Speed up WH Topical Healthy rat Arantes84
2016 100 μM alprostadil D0 Speed up WH Topical Healthy mice Naska110
2015 10 μM Arachidonic acid D0 Speed up WH Topical Healthy mice Oh113
2015 2 mM T26A PG transporter inhibitor D0 Speed up WH Topical non- and Diabetic Rat Liu117
2015 50 μM PG J2 in F-127 pluronic gel D0 Speed up WH Topical Diabetic mice Mirza99
2015 Olive oil vs. hyperoxygenated fatty acid ND ND preventing PU Topical RCT, high risk of PU Lupianez-Perez126
2014 10 μM Leukotriene B4 ND Speed up WH Topical non- and Diabetic Rat Liu95
2014 Extra-virgin olive oil vs. hyperoxygenated fatty acids ND ND preventing PU Topical RCT, risk of PU Díaz-Valenzuela125
2013 2.5 mg/mL Lipoic Acid–loaded nanocapsules or LA D0 Speed up WH Topical Healthy rat Külkamp-Guerreiro127
2013 10% oleic-linoleic mixture in collagen-based films ND Speed up WH Topical Healthy rat Santos102
2013 10 μg PG D2 D7 Decreased WIHN Topical Healthy mice Nelson90
2013 hyperoxygenated fatty acids vs. triisostearin ND Prevented PU Topical RCT, high risk of PU Torra i Bou124
2012 30 mg/g α-lipoic acid D0 Speed up WH Topical Healthy mice Leu128
2012 0.003% PGE1 D0 Speed up WH Topical Rabbit ear Arai118
2012 100 μg PGE1 D0 Speed up WH injected Healthy rat Takikawa109
2012 2 mM PG transporter inhibitor D0 Speed up WH Topical Diabetic mice Syeda118
2012 oleic acid based polymeric bandage D0 Speed up WH Topical Healthy rat Mohanty106
2011 50 ng/wound 14S,21R-dihydroxy-DHA D2 Speed up WH Topical LOX-deficient Mice Tian115
2011 50 ng/wound 14S,21R-dihydroxy-DHA ND Speed up WH Topical Diabetic mice Tian116
2011 30 μM linolenic or 30 μM oleic acids D0 OA Speed up WH Topical Healthy mice Cardoso104
2010 50 ng 14S,21-diHDHA or 14R,21-diHDHA D0 Speed up WH Topical Healthy mice Lu114
2010 0.1 g fatty acid extracts of dried Lucilia sericata larvae D0 Speed up WH Topical Healthy rat Zhang129
2008 99% 300 μL linoleic acid or 99% 300 μL oleic acid D0 Increased WBC Topical Healthy rat Pereira101
2008 99 mg/g oleic acid or 48 mg/g icosapentaenoic acid D0 EPA Speed up OA Topical Healthy Pig Shingel107
2008 23% PA and 21% EPA or 19% AA and 16% PA ND Speed up WH Topical Burned Rat Badiu122
2004 30 μM linolenic, 30 μM linoleic, or 30 μM oleic acids D0 OA Speed up LA Speed down WH Topical Healthy mice Cardoso105
2003 8 μg PGE2 D0 Restored WIHN Topical COX inhibited Mice Kämpfer119
2001 10 μg PGE1 in collagen matrix D0 Speed up WH Topical Healthy Rabbits Ono111
1999 100 μg/g prostacyclin analogue SM-10902 D0 Speed up WH Topical Diabetic mice Yamamoto112

Fatty acids and by-products used in wound healing.

All outcomes p < 0.05.

WH, wound healing; PU, pressure ulcers; LOX, lipoxygenase; WBC, white blood cell; AA, arachidonic acid; PA, palmitic acid; OA, oleic acid; LA, linoleic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; WIHN, wound-induced hair neogenesis, start ND, not described; outcome ND, no difference; RCT, randomized controlled trial.