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Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder of endocrine system characterized by increase in blood glucose level.
Several factors such as pancreatic damage, oxidative stress, infection, genetic factor, obesity, liver dysfunction play a vital
role in pathogenesis of diabetes which further lead to serious diabetic complications. Diabetic wound is one such
complication where the wound formation occurs, especially due to pressure and its healing process is disrupted due to
factors such as hyperglycemia, neuropathy, nephropathy, peripheral vascular disease, reduction of blood flow,
atherosclerosis, impaired fibroblast. Process of wound healing is delayed due to different abnormalities like alteration in
nitric oxide level, increase in aldose reductase, sorbitol and fructose. Therefore, diabetic wound requires more time to heal
as compare to normal wound. Healing time is delayed in diabetic wound due to many factors such as stress, decreased
oxygenation supply, infection, decreased blood flow, impaired proliferation and migration rate, impaired growth factor
production, impaired keratinocytes proliferation and migration, and altered vascular endothelial mediators. The current
treatment for diabetic wound includes wound patches, oxygenation therapy, hydrogel patches, gene therapy, laser therapy,
and stem cell therapy. Medications with phytoconstituents is also one way to manage diabetic wound, but it is not more
effective for quick healing. The objective of this review is to understand the potential of various management options
which are available for diabetic wound, with a special focus on biological cells.