title: A systematic review of the wound-healing effects of monoterpenes and iridoid derivatives.
abstract: The search for more effective and lower cost therapeutic approaches for wound healing remains a challenge for modern medicine. In the search for new therapeutic options, plants and their metabolites are a great source of novel biomolecules. Among their constituents, the monoterpenes represent 90% of essential oils, and have a variety of structures with several activities such as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and wound healing. Based on that, and also due to the lack of reviews concerning the wound-healing activity of monoterpenes, we performed this systematic review-which provides an overview of their characteristics and mechanisms of action. In this search, the terms "terpenes", "monoterpenes", "wound healing" and "wound closure techniques" were used to retrieve articles published in LILACS, PUBMED and EMBASE until May 2013. Seven papers were found concerning the potential wound healing effect of five compouds (three monoterpenes and two iridoid derivatives) in preclinical studies. Among the products used for wound care, the films were the most studied pharmaceutical form. Monoterpenes are a class of compounds of great diversity of biological activities and therapeutic potential. The data reviewed here suggest that monoterpenes, although poorly studied in this context, are promising compounds for the treatment of chronic wound conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49.100-000, Sergipe, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rosana S S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Barreto
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49.100-000, Sergipe, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ricardo L C
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Albuquerque-Júnior
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49.100-000, Sergipe, Brazil.
authors.forename: Adriano A S
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49.100-000, Sergipe, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jackson R G S
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49.100-000, Sergipe, Brazil.
authors.forename: Márcio R V
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49.100-000, Sergipe, Brazil.
authors.forename: André S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Barreto
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49.100-000, Sergipe, Brazil.
authors.forename: Josimari M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: DeSantana
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49.100-000, Sergipe, Brazil.
authors.forename: Pollyana S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Siqueira-Lima
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49.100-000, Sergipe, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jullyana S S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Quintans
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49.100-000, Sergipe, Brazil. lucindojr@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Lucindo J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Quintans-Júnior
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D006801:Humans; D039823:Iridoids / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D039823:Iridoids; D039821:Monoterpenes; D010936:Plant Extracts