Reprogramming the Wound Microenvironment: Identity Remodeling Strategies for Fibroblasts, Keratinocytes, and Macrophages

    July 2026 in “ Frontiers in Immunology ”
    Yi-Xiang Wang, Min Chen, Jiao Wei … Huirong Feng
    Studysummary This research proposes a comprehensive "four-dimensional technology toolbox" for reprogramming wound-repair cells, aiming to treat chronic non-healing wounds like diabetic foot ulcers by altering fibroblasts, keratinocytes, and macrophages to regenerative phenotypes, and addressing clinical translation challenges.
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