title: Heberprot-P: a novel product for treating advanced diabetic foot ulcer.
abstract: Diabetic foot ulcer is a principal diabetic complication. It has been shown that diabetic patients have decreased growth factor concentrations in their tissues, particularly epidermal growth factor. Growth factor shortage impairs wound healing, which leads to chronic nonhealing wounds and sometimes eventual amputation. Ischemic diabetic foot ulcer is the most difficult to treat and confers the highest amputation risk. Injecting epidermal growth factor deep into the wound bottom and contours encourages a more effective pharmacodynamic response in terms of granulation tissue growth and wound closure. Epidermal growth factor injected into the ulcer matrix may also result in association with extracellular matrix proteins, thus enhancing cell proliferation and migration. Heberprot-P is an innovative Cuban product containing recombinant human epidermal growth factor for peri- and intra-lesional infiltration; evidence reveals it accelerates healing of deep and complex ulcers, both ischemic and neuropathic, and reduces diabetes-related amputations. Clinical trials of Heberprot-P in patients with diabetic foot ulcers have shown that repeated local infiltration of this product can enhance healing of chronic wounds safely and efficaciously. As a result, Heberprot-P was registered in Cuba in 2006, and in 2007 was included in the National Basic Medications List and approved for marketing. It has been registered in 15 other countries, enabling treatment of more than 100,000 patients. Heberprot-P is a unique therapy for the most complicated and recalcitrant chronic wounds usually associated with high amputation risk. Local injection in complex diabetic wounds has demonstrated a favorable risk-benefit ratio by speeding healing, reducing recurrences and attenuating amputation risk. Further testing and deployment worldwide of Heberprot-P would provide an opportunity to assess the product's potential to address an important unmet medical need.
authors: Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), Havana, Cuba.
authors: Jorge
authors: J
authors: Berlanga
authors: José I
authors: JI
authors: Fernández
authors: Ernesto
authors: E
authors: López
authors: Pedro A
authors: PA
authors: López
authors: Amaurys
authors: A
authors: del Río
authors: Carmen
authors: C
authors: Valenzuela
authors: Julio
authors: J
authors: Baldomero
authors: Verena
authors: V
authors: Muzio
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: Raíces
authors: Ricardo
authors: R
authors: Silva
authors: Boris E
authors: BE
authors: Acevedo
authors: Luis
authors: L
authors: Herrera
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003462:Cuba; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor