Disrupting mechanotransduction decreases fibrosis and contracture in split-thickness skin grafting

K Chen, D Henn, M Januszyk, JA Barrera… - Science Translational …, 2022 - science.org
mechanotransduction signaling as a critical driver of fibrosis after … to reduce scar contracture,
promote regenerative dermal remodeling, encourage early engraftment, and improve graft

31. Disrupting Mechanotransduction Decreases Fibrosis and Contracture in Split Thickness Skin Grafting

D Henn, K Chen, M Januszyk, J Barrera… - … Surgery–Global Open, 2022 - journals.lww.com
fibrosis, with the formation of hypertrophic scars (HTS) that severely compromise physiologic
skin … structures is split-thickness skin grafting (STSG); however, skin grafts often result in …

Disrupting Mechanotransduction Decreases Fibrosis and Contracture in Split Thickness Skin Grafting

K Chen, D Henn, M Januszyk, J Barrera… - … Surgery–Global Open, 2021 - journals.lww.com
… matory and mechanotransduction signaling pathways in standard split thickness skin grafts.
… , we substantially promoted engraftment, reduced contracture, mitigated scar formation, …

Mechanotransduction in skin wound healing and scar formation: Potential therapeutic targets for controlling hypertrophic scarring

J Yin, S Zhang, C Yang, Y Wang, B Shi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
… target to reduce scarring and promote skin regeneration. In … therapeutic option to prevent
wound fibrosis and contracture. … model of autologous split-thickness skin grafting (STSG) and …

The effects of mechanical force on fibroblast behavior in cutaneous injury

CE Berry, M Downer Jr, AG Morgan, M Griffin… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
… to fibroblast mechanotransduction in the skin are still … split-thickness skin-grafting (STSG),
a common intervention for deep tissue injuries that is also associated with causing contractures

[HTML][HTML] A tension offloading patch mitigates dermal fibrosis induced by pro-fibrotic skin injections

HE Talbott, MF Griffin, S Mascharak, JBL Parker… - Research …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… to reduce the burden of insulin injection-induced skin fibrosis. … patch (which did not disturb
the attachment or placement of … tissue mechanics and mechanotransduction signaling across …

[HTML][HTML] Epidermal potentiation of dermal fibrosis: lessons from occlusion and mucosal healing

DM Dolivo, LS Sun, AE Rodrigues, RD Galiano… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
… from scleroderma and skin grafting. The development of … disruption of mechanotransduction
to inhibit fibrosis. Given … in significant stimulation of collagen lattice contraction, in a manner …

Commentary on: Postoperative Mechanomodulation Decreases T-Junction Dehiscence After Reduction Mammaplasty: Early Scar Analysis From a Randomized …

CE Berry, MT Longaker, DC Wan - Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 2023 - academic.oup.com
mechanotransduction. … of fibrosis and scarring as a primary outcome, this paper takes the
informed and interesting approach of also applying the principles of mechanotransduction to …

Clinical, mechanistic, and therapeutic landscape of cutaneous fibrosis

DJ Li, CE Berry, DC Wan, MT Longaker - Science Translational …, 2024 - science.org
… production to effect wound contraction and dermal thickening (18). … by either reducing
mechanotransduction or promoting … and reducing scarring in patients receiving split-skin grafts (…

New insights into balancing wound healing and scarless skin repair

S Zhou, M Xie, J Su, B Cai, J Li… - Journal of Tissue …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
… healing by inhibiting the mechanotransduction of YAP. … and contractures was greatly reduced.
This shows that dHACM is a safe, feasible and superior alternative to layered skin grafting. …