Yunwei Wang
Burn and wound-repair researcher who contributed to a study testing the plant flavonoid dihydromyricetin as an anti-scarring treatment
Burn & wound-repair surgery researcher · The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University
Wang and colleagues tested dihydromyricetin (a flavonoid found in vine tea) on hypertrophic scars. In scar-derived fibroblasts, it lowered fibrosis markers alongside reduced PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway activity, and in a rabbit-ear hypertrophic scar model, it visibly improved scar appearance and reduced collagen buildup.
Milestones in the Atlas
| Year | Evidence | Study |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A | Dihydromyricetin attenuates fibrosis-associated features of hypertrophic scar with accompanying changes in PI3K/AKT/mTOR-related signaling. CAO2026B Co-author on a study combining network pharmacology with lab experiments to show dihydromyricetin reduces fibrosis markers in hypertrophic scar tissue alongside decreased PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway activity, replicated in a rabbit-ear scar model. |