Sucrose octasulfate

Sucrose octasulfate, a derivative of sulfated oligosaccharides, is a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitor. Sucrose octasulfate stimulates the release of somatostatin-like immunoreactivity (SLI) from the stomach by acting directly on D cells in the gastric mucosa. Sucrose octasulfate exerts its ulcer-healing effect by releasing endogenous gastric somatostatin. Sucrose octasulfate can be used as a pharmaceutical excipient and significantly improves wound closure in diabetic foot ulcers caused by nerve ischemia and venous leg ulcers. Sucrose octasulfate can be used in the study of chronic wound healing[1][2][3].