The extracellular matrix as a multitasking player in disease

AD Theocharis, D Manou, NK Karamanos - The FEBS journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular matrices (ECM s) are highly specialized and dynamic three‐dimensional (3D)
scaffolds into which cells reside in tissues. ECM is composed of a variety of fibrillar …

[HTML][HTML] Toward understanding scarless skin wound healing and pathological scarring

SM Karppinen, R Heljasvaara, D Gullberg… - …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The efficient healing of skin wounds is crucial for securing the vital barrier function of the
skin, but pathological wound healing and scar formation are major medical problems …

Reshaping the endogenous electric field to boost wound repair via electrogenerative dressing

R Luo, Y Liang, J Yang, H Feng, Y Chen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The endogenous electric field (EF) generated by transepithelial potential difference plays a
decisive role in wound reepithelialization. For patients with large or chronic wounds …

[HTML][HTML] Exosomes derived from human adipose mesenchymal stem cells attenuate hypertrophic scar fibrosis by miR-192-5p/IL-17RA/Smad axis

Y Li, J Zhang, J Shi, K Liu, X Wang, Y Jia, T He… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Hypertrophic scar (HS) is a fibro-proliferative disorder of dermis after burn or
trauma and usually leads to esthetic disfiguration and functionary impairment for patients …

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 …

Sequential release of small extracellular vesicles from bilayered thiolated alginate/polyethylene glycol diacrylate hydrogels for scarless wound healing

Y Shen, G Xu, H Huang, K Wang, H Wang, M Lang… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Excessive scar formation has adverse physiological and psychological effects on patients;
therefore, a therapeutic strategy for rapid wound healing and reduced scar formation is …

Exosomes released from educated mesenchymal stem cells accelerate cutaneous wound healing via promoting angiogenesis

X Qiu, J Liu, C Zheng, Y Su, L Bao, B Zhu… - Cell …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Skin serves as the major interface between the external environment and body
which is liable to many kinds of injuries. Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy has been …

Understanding the impact of fibroblast heterogeneity on skin fibrosis

MF Griffin, HE desJardins-Park… - Disease Models & …, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
Tissue fibrosis is the deposition of excessive extracellular matrix and can occur as part of the
body's natural wound healing process upon injury, or as a consequence of diseases such as …

[HTML][HTML] Functionalizing multi-component bioink with platelet-rich plasma for customized in-situ bilayer bioprinting for wound healing

M Zhao, J Wang, J Zhang, J Huang, L Luo, Y Yang… - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In-situ three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting has been emerging as a promising
technology designed to rapidly seal cutaneous defects according to their contour …

[HTML][HTML] Fibroblasts–The cellular choreographers of wound healing

S Knoedler, S Broichhausen, R Guo, R Dai… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Injuries to our skin trigger a cascade of spatially-and temporally-synchronized healing
processes. During such endogenous wound repair, the role of fibroblasts is multifaceted …