Wnt Signaling and Injury Repair
June 2012
in “
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology
”
TLDR Wnt signaling helps heal injuries and could lead to new treatments.
The document reviewed the role of Wnt signaling in the injury repair process, highlighting its activation by wounding and involvement in various stages of healing, including inflammation control, programmed cell death, and stem cell mobilization at the wound site. It summarized recent data that clarified the functions of the Wnt pathway in tissue repair, providing a basis for developing potential Wnt-based therapies to enhance tissue regeneration.
