Palm Oil Developments No.64 (June 2016) p14-19

Palm Tocotrienol: A Good Antioxidant for Skin Wound Healing

Zaizuhana Shahrim*, Zaliha Omar*, Zaida Zainal* and Zafarizal Aldrin Azizul Hasan*

Skin, as the largest organ of the body, acts as a barrier against the surroundings. It plays an important protective as well as reparative function in the body. When an injury occurs, either acute or chronic, our body automatically sets in motion dynamic and multiple steps of processes at the injured site (Akbik et al., 2014) as illustrated in Figure 1. Wound repair takes an intricate course, but there is distinctively concerted interaction among inflammatory cells and related growth, forming an important coordination of the intricate phases of wound repair (Öztürk and Ermertcan, 2011). Over the years, the stages of wound repair have been well-documented.





Author information:
* Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB),
6 Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi,
43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
E-mail: zaizuhana@mpob.gov.my