Topical administration of a connexin43-based peptide augments healing of chronic neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers: A multicenter, randomized trial.

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Published in Wound Repair Regen on April 29, 2015

Authors

Christina L Grek1, G M Prasad2, Vijay Viswanathan3, David G Armstrong4, Robert G Gourdie5,6,7, Gautam S Ghatnekar1

Author Affiliations

1: FirstString Research, Inc., Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
2: Pace Clinical Research Center, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
3: M.V. Diabetes and Research Center, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
4: Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA), Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona.
5: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, Center for Heart and Regenerative Medicine Research, Roanoke, Virginia.
6: Virginia Tech School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Blacksburg, Virginia, and.
7: Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia.

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