Corpus ID: 21981787

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

@article{Maquart1999TriterpenesFC,
  title={Triterpenes from Centella asiatica stimulate extracellular matrix accumulation in rat experimental wounds.},
  author={F. Maquart and F. Chastang and A. Sim{\'e}on and P. Birembaut and P. Gillery and Y. Wegrowski},
  journal={European journal of dermatology : EJD},
  year={1999},
  volume={9 4},
  pages={
          289-96
        }
}

F. Maquart, F. Chastang, +3 authors Y. Wegrowski

Published 1999

Medicine

European journal of dermatology : EJD

Titrated Extract from Centella asiatica (TECA) is a drug which has been used for many years in Europe for the treatment of wound healing defects. It is a reconstituted mixture of 3 triterpenes extracted from the plant, asiatic acid, madecassic acid and asiaticoside. In this report, we studied the effects of TECA and its separated components in the wound chamber model described by Schilling et al. Stainless steel wound chambers were surgically inserted under the skin of rats and received serial… CONTINUE READING

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