Connexins, pannexins, and their channels in fibroproliferative diseases

B Cogliati, G Mennecier, J Willebrords… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of wound healing, tissue repair, and fibrogenesis are
established in different organs and are essential for the maintenance of function and tissue …

Gap Junctions or Hemichannel-Dependent and Independent Roles of Connexins in Fibrosis, Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transitions, and Wound Healing

Y Li, FM Acosta, JX Jiang - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fibrosis initially appears as a normal response to damage, where activated fibroblasts
produce large amounts of the extracellular matrix (ECM) during the wound healing process …

Connexins in epidermal health and diseases: insights into their mutations, implications, and therapeutic solutions

SS Yasarbas, E Inal, MA Yildirim, S Dubrac… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The epidermis, the outermost layer of the skin, serves as a protective barrier against external
factors. Epidermal differentiation, a tightly regulated process essential for epidermal …

Differential susceptibility of C x26 mutations associated with epidermal dysplasias to peptidoglycan derived from Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus …

S Donnelly, G English… - Experimental …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Mutations in Connexin26 (C x26) give rise to a spectrum of dominantly inherited
hyperproliferating skin disorders, the severest being keratitis–ichthyosis–deafness (KID) …

Human dermal fibroblasts derived from oculodentodigital dysplasia patients suggest that patients may have wound‐healing defects

JM Churko, Q Shao, X Gong, KJ Swoboda… - Human …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Oculodentodigital dysplasia (ODDD) is primarily an autosomal dominant human disease
caused by any one of over 60 mutations in the GJA1 gene encoding the gap junction protein …

The effect of the DLTIDDSYWYRI motif of the human laminin α2 chain on implant osseointegration

HK Kang, OB Kim, SK Min, SY Jung, TK Kwon, BM Min… - Biomaterials, 2013 - Elsevier
Considerable effort has been directed towards replacing lost teeth using tissue-engineering
methods such as titanium implants. A number of studies have tried to modify bioinert titanium …

The lipidated connexin mimetic peptide SRPTEKT-Hdc is a potent inhibitor of Cx43 channels with specificity for the pS368 phospho-isoform

ML Cotter, S Boitano, PD Lampe… - … of Physiology-Cell …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Connexin (Cx) mimetic peptides derived from extracellular loop II sequences (eg, Gap27:
SRPTEKTIFII; Peptide5: VDCFLSRPTEKT) have been used as reversible, Cx-specific …

Topical application of hPDGF-A-modified porcine BMSC and keratinocytes loaded on acellular HAM promotes the healing of combined radiation-wound skin injury in …

G Yan, H Sun, F Wang, J Wang, F Wang… - … journal of radiation …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of cultured cutaneous substitute (CCS) in accelerating the
healing of combined radiation-skin wound injury (CRWI) in minipigs. Material and methods …

Extracellular gentamicin reduces the activity of connexin hemichannels and interferes with purinergic Ca2+ signaling in HeLa cells

VA Figueroa, MA Retamal, LA Cea, JD Salas… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Gap junction channels (GJCs) and hemichannels (HCs) are composed of protein subunits
termed connexins (Cxs) and are permeable to ions and small molecules. In most organs …

Lipidated connexin mimetic peptides potently inhibit gap junction-mediated Ca2+-wave propagation

ML Cotter, S Boitano, J Vagner… - American Journal of …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
Connexin (Cx) mimetic peptides (eg, Gap27: SRPTEKTIFII; Peptide5: VDCFLSRPTEKT)
reversibly inhibit hemichannel (HCh) and gap junction channel (GJCh) function in a …