[HTML][HTML] Wound healing, fibroblast heterogeneity, and fibrosis

HE Talbott, S Mascharak, M Griffin, DC Wan… - Cell stem cell, 2022 - cell.com
Fibroblasts are highly dynamic cells that play a central role in tissue repair and fibrosis.
However, the mechanisms by which they contribute to both physiologic and pathologic …

The role of myofibroblasts in physiological and pathological tissue repair

R Schuster, F Younesi, M Ezzo… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2023 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Myofibroblasts are the construction workers of wound healing and repair damaged tissues
by producing and organizing collagen/extracellular matrix (ECM) into scar tissue. Scar tissue …

Chitosan/Hyaluronic acid/Alginate and an assorted polymers loaded with honey, plant, and marine compounds for progressive wound healing—Know-how

M Prasathkumar, S Sadhasivam - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biomaterials are being extensively used in regenerative medicine including tissue
engineering applications, as these enhance tissue development, repair, and help in the …

Down-Regulating Scar Formation by Microneedles Directly via a Mechanical Communication Pathway

Q Zhang, L Shi, H He, X Liu, Y Huang, D Xu, M Yao… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Excessive extracellular matrix deposition drives fibroblasts into a state of high mechanical
stress, exacerbating pathological fibrosis and hypertrophic scar formation, leading to tissue …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrogel dressing integrating FAK inhibition and ROS scavenging for mechano-chemical treatment of atopic dermatitis

Y Jia, J Hu, K An, Q Zhao, Y Dang, H Liu, Z Wei… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic skin disease caused by skin immune dyshomeostasis and
accompanied by severe pruritus. Although oxidative stress and mechanical scratching can …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrogel scaffolds to deliver cell therapies for wound healing

D Sivaraj, K Chen, A Chattopadhyay… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cutaneous wounds are a growing global health burden as a result of an aging population
coupled with increasing incidence of diabetes, obesity, and cancer. Cell-based approaches …

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

K Chen, D Henn, M Januszyk, JA Barrera… - Science Translational …, 2022 - science.org
Burns and other traumatic injuries represent a substantial biomedical burden. The current
standard of care for deep injuries is autologous split-thickness skin grafting (STSG), which …

[HTML][HTML] Disrupting biological sensors of force promotes tissue regeneration in large organisms

K Chen, SH Kwon, D Henn, BA Kuehlmann… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Tissue repair and healing remain among the most complicated processes that occur during
postnatal life. Humans and other large organisms heal by forming fibrotic scar tissue with …

ROS-scavenging hydrogel to accelerate wound healing and reduce scar formation

X Shu, J Shu, Y Wang, H Deng, J Zhang, J He… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Both repair of chronic wounds and prevention of excessive scarring after skin trauma remain
great challenges, which can lead to psychological diseases and serious economic burden …

Convergence of 3D printed biomimetic wound dressings and adult stem cell therapy

A Shafiee, AS Cavalcanti, NT Saidy, D Schneidereit… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Biomimetically designed medical-grade polycaprolactone (mPCL) dressings are 3D-printed
with pore architecture and anisotropic mechanical characteristics that favor skin wound …