84 citations
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August 2013 in “Journal of Cellular Biochemistry” This study found that stem cells from the human umbilical cord's Wharton's jelly may significantly enhance healing in excisional and diabetic wounds compared to controls.
65 citations
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May 2017 in “Advances in wound care” This review discusses the role of Toll-like receptors in wound healing and highlights their potential therapeutic value but notes that their role in human wound healing and chronic wounds is not well understood.
51 citations
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January 2006 in “Wound Repair and Regeneration” This study found that MRL/MpJ mouse dorsal skin wounds heal with similar scar formation and collagen deposition as C57bl/6 and Balb/c mice.
49 citations
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January 2018 in “Theranostics” This study found that a novel skin patch combining extracellular matrix and ciprofloxacin promotes advanced wound healing and skin regeneration in mouse models of infected wounds.
36 citations
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August 2022 in “Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids” This review discusses various gene therapy and non-viral delivery methods to promote angiogenesis for chronic wound healing, but it reports no new clinical results.
33 citations
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September 2012 in “Wound Repair and Regeneration” This study found that the application of calreticulin significantly improved wound healing time and quality in diabetic mice, suggesting it may be an effective topical treatment for chronic wounds.
31 citations
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November 2022 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology” This review explores how epithelial cells from various niches in the skin respond and adapt during acute wound repair, highlighting the role of cellular plasticity in reepithelialization and restoring the skin's barrier function.
29 citations
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September 2019 in “Stem Cells International” This study observed that a treatment combining platelet-rich fibrin and micrograft spray-on skin led to rapid and complete wound healing in both massive and chronic burn patients within an average of 7-10 days.
29 citations
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February 2018 in “European Journal of Immunology” In this study, Treg depletion impaired skin wound healing in mice, potentially by altering the cytokine environment and expanding certain T-cell populations, disrupting the normal healing process.
28 citations
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December 2008 in “Laboratory investigation” This study observed that selectively activating activin in the epidermis of mice enhanced reepithelialization during wound healing without altering the quality of the healed wound.
26 citations
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January 2022 The skin is essential for protection, temperature control, and immune defense.
25 citations
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February 2021 in “Diabetes” This study found that Dock5 plays a crucial role in keratinocyte function and wound healing, with its expression reduced in diabetic models but improving healing when restored.
23 citations
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September 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study reported that treating wounds with a hydrogel from acellular porcine adipose tissue and adipose-derived stem cells may significantly enhance wound healing and regeneration by promoting new adipocyte formation.
22 citations
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May 2011 in “Molecular Biology of the Cell” In this study, gene inactivation in mouse hair follicle stem cells lacking ILK impaired wound healing by reducing their progeny’s contribution to the regenerating epidermis, but did not affect hair follicle regeneration.
19 citations
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May 2016 in “Aging Cell” This study found that reduced cell cohesiveness in eccrine sweat gland outgrowths contributed to delayed wound healing in elderly skin compared to younger skin.
14 citations
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December 2018 in “The American journal of pathology” This study found that genetic activation of Nrf2 in keratinocytes accelerates wound repair by enhancing cell proliferation and re-epithelialization, suggesting potential use for Nrf2-activating compounds in individuals with impaired healing.
13 citations
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February 2018 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” The study found that a specific signaling pathway helps skin wounds heal faster but may lead to larger scars.
13 citations
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December 2005 in “Dermatologic surgery” In this study, Er:YAG laser therapy initially improved the appearance of eruptive vellus hair cysts but was ultimately ineffective due to early recurrence and concerns about atrophy or scarring.
11 citations
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October 2018 in “Nucleic Acid Therapeutics” This study suggests that transfection with modified KGF-mRNA enhances keratinocyte reepithelialization in wound therapy by temporarily increasing growth factor expression without affecting nuclear DNA.
7 citations
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August 2015 in “Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” Scalp-to-scalp skin grafts quickly heal and hide well under regrown hair, making them good for repairing large scalp defects.
5 citations
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November 2011 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” The researchers concluded that hairless dogs can serve as an effective model for studying hypertrophic scarring due to their development of scars with morphological similarities to human hypertrophic scars.
4 citations
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August 2014 in “International Wound Journal” This case report suggests that topical EGF may stimulate new hair growth around healing wounds, observed in a 29-year-old woman treated for a linear abrasion.
3 citations
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June 2021 in “PLOS ONE” This study found that topical application of the BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib improved wound healing and promoted hair follicle regeneration in a diabetic murine model.
2 citations
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September 2023 in “Scientific reports” This study reports that zinc oxide or silver nanoparticles capped with vitamin A or E, incorporated into wheat gluten films, showed significant potential in promoting burn wound healing in mice by facilitating wound contraction, re-epithelialization, and collagen deposition, while also exhibiting antioxidant and antibacterial properties.
1 citations
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June 2016 in “Yāftah/hā-yi nuvīn dar ̒ulūm-i zīstī” This study found that sheep testis extract significantly improved wound healing and hair follicle growth in rats, suggesting it may be a promising candidate for clinical wound healing research.
1 citations
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August 2025 in “Bioengineering” In this study, the combination of full-thickness skin column grafts and the TSN6 peptide improved wound healing quality in pigs by enhancing epidermal maturation compared to other treatments.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study in mice found that fractional photothermolysis can improve dermal scar formation by promoting slow, organized collagen regeneration with minimal myofibroblast activation.
August 2004 in “Journal of the American College of Surgeons” Dermagraft and Dermalogen had a lot of granulation, while Alloderm, Integra, and ADM had good blood vessel growth for skin healing.
October 2025 in “International Wound Journal” In a study using a rat model of hypertrophic scars, researchers found that gamma-irradiated human amniotic fluid improved wound healing, collagen remodelling, immune response, and scar characteristics more effectively than saline or non-irradiated amniotic fluid, indicating its potential for clinical applications in scar management.
December 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study observed that extracellular matrix scaffold membranes performed less effectively in wound healing for aged mice compared to younger ones, with senescent SPP1+ macrophages potentially hindering epidermal and fibroblast repair abilities.