Platycodin D inhibits the proliferation and migration of hypertrophic scar-derived fibroblasts and promotes apoptosis through a caspase-dependent pathway.

"Declarations Conflict of interestThe authors declare no conflicts of interest. Ethical approvalThis study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Animal Ethical Committee of Jiagan Biotechnology Co., Ltd at 20th June, 2021. Consent to participateInformed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Conflict of interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest."

"Funding This research was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 81571944 and 81701937), and sponsored by Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (No. 21ZR1437000) and Jiao-Cha Foundation of Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (No. JYJC201805)."