For all those who would like to know more:
Here you will find selected studies that have investigated potential benefits of the substances used or simply explain the topic of wound healing and its support through nutrition in more detail:
Zinc:
Kogan S, Sood A, Garnick MS. Zinc and Wound Healing: A Review of Zinc Physiology and Clinical Applications. Wounds. 2017 Apr;29(4):102-106. PMID: 28448263.
Desneves KJ, Todorovic BE, Cassar A, Crowe TC. Treatment with supplementary arginine, vitamin C and zinc in patients with pressure ulcers: a randomised controlled trial. Clin Nutr. 2005 Dec;24(6):979-87. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2005.06.011. epub 2005 Nov 15. PMID: 16297506.
Vitamin A:
Zinder R, Cooley R, Vlad LG, Molnar JA. Vitamin A and wound healing. Nutr Clin Pract. 2019 Dec;34(6):839-849. doi: 10.1002/ncp.10420. PMID: 31697447.
Wound healing:
Rawson ES, Miles MP, Larson-Meyer DE. Dietary Supplements for Health, Adaptation, and Recovery in Athletes. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2018 Mar 1;28(2):188-199. doi: 10.1123/ijsnem.2017-0340. epub 2018 Feb 19. PMID: 29345167.
Quain AM, Khardori NM. Nutrition in Wound Care Management: A Comprehensive Overview. Wounds. 2015 Dec;27(12):327-35. PMID: 27447105.
Palmieri B, Vadalà M, Laurino C. Nutrition in wound healing: investigation of the molecular mechanisms, a narrative review. J Wound Care. 2019 Oct 2;28(10):683-693. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2019.28.10.683. PMID: 31600106.
Tipton KD. Nutritional Support for Exercise-Induced Injuries. Sports Med. 2015 Nov;45 Suppl 1:S93-104. doi: 10.1007/s40279-015-0398-4. PMID: 26553492; PMCID: PMC4672013.
Smith-Ryan AE, Hirsch KR, Saylor HE, Gould LM, Blue MNM. Nutritional Considerations and Strategies to Facilitate Injury Recovery and Rehabilitation. J Athl Train. 2020 Sep 1;55(9):918-930. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-550-19. PMID: 32991705; PMCID: PMC7534941.
Scholl D, Langkamp-Henken B. Nutrient recommendations for wound healing. J Intraven Nurs. 2001;24(2):124 -32.
Baron JM, Glatz M, Proksch E. Optimal Support of Wound Healing: New Insights. Dermatology. 2020;236(6):593-600. doi: 10.1159/000505291. epub 2020 Jan 17. PMID: 31955162.
Vitamin C:
Fukushima R, Yamazaki E. Vitamin C requirement in surgical patients. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2010;13(6):669 -76.
Blass SC, Goost H, Tolba RH, et al. Time to wound closure in trauma patients with disorders in wound healing is shortened by supplements containing antioxidant micronutrients and glutamine: A PRCT. Clinical Nutrition 2012;31:469 -75.
Moores J. Vitamin C: a wound healing perspective. Br J Community Nurs. 2013 Dec;Suppl:S6, S8-11. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2013.18.sup12.s6. PMID: 24796079.
Vitamin B5 / pathothenic acid:
Gheita AA, Gheita TA, Kenawy SA. The potential role of B5: A stitch in time and switch in cytokine. Phytother Res. 2020 Feb;34(2):306-314. doi: 10.1002/ptr.6537. epub 2019 Nov 5. PMID: 31691401.