Increased Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Expression in Wistar Rat Oral Mucosa Traumatic Ulcer due to Golden Sea Cucumber (Stichopus hermanni) Extract Gel

• Main Authors: Pratiwi Soesilawati, -, Eghia Laditra Ambarani, -, Yuliati, -, Aqsa Sjuhada Oki, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; Indonesian; Indonesian; Indonesian
• Published: University of the Philippines at Manila 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine; RK Dentistry
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/110908/2/Increased%20Vascular%20Endothelial%20Growth%20Factor.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/110908/3/3.%20Increased%20Vascular%20Endothelial%20Growth%20Factor%20%28VEDF%29%20Expression%20in%20Wistar%20Rat%20Oral%20Mucosa%20Traumatic%20Ulcer%20due%20to%20Golden%20Sea%20Cucumber%20%28Stichopus%20hermanni%29%20Extract%20Gel%281%29.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/110908/1/3.%20Pratiwi%20%28%20Increased%20Vascular%20...%29.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/110908/6/3.Dr.Pratiwi%20%28Increased%20Vascular...%29.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/110908/7/3.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/110908/
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background. Traumatic ulcer is a lesion formed by a local tissue damage due to trauma on epithelial layer. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) plays an important role in wound healing, especially in angiogenesis. Golden sea cucumber (Stichopus hermanni) is believed to accelerate the wound he...