sericin

Sericin is a **silkworm-derived protein mixture** obtained from *Bombyx mori* cocoons and developed as a topical biologically active material rather than as a conventional single-molecule drug. Across the provided sources, sericin is described as having **anti-inflammatory and wound-healing activity**, including suppression of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-alpha, IL-6, IL-12p40, and IL-23 in ex vivo human peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with psoriasis, and promotion of corneal epithelial repair in ocular injury and diabetic keratopathy models. Clinical development in the provided records is mainly in **topical cream formulations** combined with chitosan for pressure sores and with turmeric for psoriasis, while publications also describe ophthalmic use as an additive to benzalkonium chloride-containing timolol eye drops. Sericin should be treated here as the specific active ingredient itself, not as the naringin + sericin combination product.

Other names

silkworm sericinBombyx mori sericinsilk sericin