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. 2020 Oct 23;2020:4352761. doi: 10.1155/2020/4352761

Table 2.

All relevant results reported in all studies included in the systematic review on peptides of animal origin applied in the treatment of skin wounds.

Peptide source Outcomes
Increased Reduced
Human [21, 22, 24, 31] Wound closure [21, 22, 24, 31]
Reepithelialization [24]
Inflammatory cells [21, 22]
Blood vessels [21, 22, 24, 31]
Tensile strength [21]
Wound area [21, 22, 24, 31]
Inflammatory cells [31]
IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α [31]

Other mammals [20, 29, 32, 33] Wound closure [20, 29, 32, 33]
Reepithelialization [20, 29]
Dermal regeneration [20, 32]
Inflammatory cells [32]
Blood vessels [20, 32, 33]
Collagen [20, 29, 32, 33]
SOD, CAT, GSH, and MIF [32]
Hexosamine [29, 33]
Ascorbate and Proteins [29]
Tensile strength [29]
Collagen contraction temperature [29]
DNA, NO, VEGF, and TGF-β1 [33]
Wound area [20, 29, 32, 33]
MDA, TNF-α, and NF-kB [32]
Lipid peroxidation [29]

Amphibian [1, 13, 16, 25, 27, 28, 36, 38, 40, 41, 44] Wound closure [1, 13, 16, 25, 27, 28, 36, 38, 40, 41, 44]
Reepithelialization [13, 16, 25, 27, 28, 36, 40, 41]
Dermal regeneration [13, 16, 25, 27, 28, 36, 40, 41]
Inflammatory cells [13, 27, 41]
Blood vessels [28]
Collagen [36, 41]
Myofibroblasts [25, 27, 36, 41]
MCP-1 and VEGF [36]
TNF-α [36, 41]
TGF-β [41]
TGF-β1 [13, 27, 36]
CXCL1 and CCL2 [41]
HIF-1α, eNOS, and iNOS in diabetic wounds [28]
Wound area [1, 13, 16, 25, 27, 28, 36, 38, 40, 41, 44]
Inflammatory cells [28]
IL-6 and TNF-α in diabetic wounds [28]

Fish [12, 15, 26, 30, 34, 35, 37, 43] Wound closure [12, 15, 26, 30, 34, 35, 37, 43]
Reepithelialization [12, 26, 34, 35, 37, 43]
Dermal regeneration [12, 26, 34, 35, 37, 43]
Inflammatory cells [26, 34]
Collagen [34, 37, 43]
VEGF [26, 30, 43]
EGF and TGF-β [30, 37]
FGF [43]
bFGF [37]
TβRII [37]
IL-1 [30]
IL-10 [43]
NOD2 and BD14 [43]
Hydroxyproline [37]
Wound area [12, 15, 26, 30, 34, 35, 37, 43]
Inflammatory cells [12]
IL-6 [12, 26, 30, 34]
TNF [30]
MCP-1 [26]
TNF-α [12, 26]
CRP [34]
CXCL5 [12]
Bacterial loads [12, 26, 34]

Jellyfish [39] Wound closure, Reepithelialization, Dermal regeneration, Collagen, β-FGF, and TGF-β1 Wound area

Mollusk [42] Wound closure, Reepithelialization, Dermal regeneration, CD31, EGF, FGF, TGF-β, TβRII, IL-1, and IL-10 Wound area, Inflammatory cells, and Smad7

Insect [23] Wound closure, Reepithelialization, and Inflammatory cells Wound area

IL: interleukin; TNF: tumor necrosis factor; SOD: superoxide dismutase; CAT: catalase; GSH: glutathione; MIF: macrophage migration inhibitory factor; DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid; NO: nitric oxide; VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor; TGF: transforming growth factor; MDA: malondialdehyde; NF-κB: transcription factor kappa-B; MCP: monocyte chemoattractant protein; HIF: hypoxia-inducible factor; eNOS: endothelial nitric oxide synthase; iNOS: inducible nitric oxide synthase; EGF: epidermal growth factor; CRP: C-reactive protein; FGF: fibroblast growth factor; TβR: transforming growth factor-β receptor.