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Epidermal Growth Factor is Effective in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

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  • Thien Quoc Bui

    (Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4028 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Quoc Van Phu Bui

    (Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh city 70000, Vietnam)

  • Dávid Németh

    (Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary)

  • Péter Hegyi

    (Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary)

  • Zsolt Szakács

    (Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary)

  • Zoltán Rumbus

    (Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary)

  • Barbara Tóth

    (Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Szeged, 6720 Szeged, Hungary)

  • Gabriella Emri

    (Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Andrea Párniczky

    (Heim Pál National Institute of Pediatrics, 1089 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Patricia Sarlós

    (Division of Gastroenterology, First Department of Medicine, University of Pécs, Medical School, 7624 Pécs, Hungary)

  • Orsolya Varga

    (Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 4028 Debrecen, Hungary)

Abstract

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are one the common complications of diabetes mellitus. Many trials were performed to evaluate the effect of recombinant human epidermal growth factor (rhEGF) in healing DFUs. This meta-analysis was performed to synthesize the evidence of rhEGF treatment in DFUs in comparison to placebo. Databases included for the search were PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, EBSCOhost, ScienceDirect, and Scopus (up to January 2019). The outcome of interest was the complete healing rate of DFUs. We performed random effects meta-analysis stratified by the types of administration route (intralesional injection and topical apply) by calculating the odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI). A total of six studies involving 530 patients were eligible for analysis. The combined OR (intralesional injection and topical apply) was 4.005 (95% CI: (2.248; 7.135), p < 0.001). The ORs for intralesional injection and topical application were 3.599 (95% CI: (1.213; 10.677), p = 0.021) and 4.176 (95% CI: (2.112; 8.256), p < 0.001), respectively. Statistical heterogeneity might not be important in overall treatment (I 2 = 15.17, p = 0.317) and both of the subgroups (I 2 : 24.56, p = 0.25 and I 2 : 33.26, p = 0.213, respectively). Our results support the use of rhEGF in the treatment of DFUs.

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  • Thien Quoc Bui & Quoc Van Phu Bui & Dávid Németh & Péter Hegyi & Zsolt Szakács & Zoltán Rumbus & Barbara Tóth & Gabriella Emri & Andrea Párniczky & Patricia Sarlós & Orsolya Varga, 2019. "Epidermal Growth Factor is Effective in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(14), pages 1-13, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:14:p:2584-:d:249905
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