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Immunology of Wound Healing
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Chronic wounds are a tremendous burden on the healthcare system and lead to significant patient morbidity and mortality. Normal cutaneous wound healing occurs through an intricate and delicate interplay between the immune system, keratinocytes, and dermal cells. Each cell type contributes signals that drive the normal phases of wound healing: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. This paper reviews how various immunological cell types and signaling molecules influence the way wounds develop, persist, and heal. RECENT FINDINGS: Concurrent with the achievement of hemostasis, neutrophils are the first cells to migrate to the wound bed, brought in by pro-inflammatory signals including IL-8. Their apoptosis and engulfment by macrophages (efferocytosis) provides a key signal to the local immune milieu, including macrophages, to transition to an anti-inflammatory, pro-repair state, where angiogenesis occurs and granulation tissue is laid down. Myofibroblasts, activated through contractile forces and signaling molecules, then drive remodeling, where granulation tissue becomes scar. Unchecked inflammation at this stage can result in abnormal scar formation. SUMMARY: Although the derangement of immune signals at any stage can result in impaired wound healing, recent research has shown that the key transition point lies between the inflammatory and the proliferative phases. This review summarizes the events that facilitate this transition and discusses how this process can be disrupted, leading to chronic, non-healing wounds.
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This review summarizes immune mechanisms across hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling, arguing that the critical transition from the inflammatory to the proliferative phase often fails in chronic wounds. It highlights neutrophil apoptosis/efferocytosis and macrophage polarization as key drivers of repair.
Key findings
- Chronic wounds in the USA afflict approximately 6.5 million individuals and cost the healthcare system over 25 billion dollars annually; their mortality effect has been reported as comparable to cancer.
- Normal wound healing is divided into hemostasis (minutes to hours), inflammation (days 1–3), proliferation and repair (days 4–21), and remodeling (days 21–365); the key inflammatory-to-proliferative transition occurs around days 2–5 and often fails in chronic wounds.
- Neutrophils are early responders recruited by IL-8/CXCL8; their apoptosis and macrophage engulfment (efferocytosis) signal a shift to anti-inflammatory, pro-repair macrophages. Persistent neutrophils, NETs, proteases/MMPs, reactive oxygen species, and elevated CXCL8 contribute to chronic, non-healing wounds.
- Anti-inflammatory macrophages promote angiogenesis, granulation tissue, and re-epithelialization via VEGF, TGF-β, PDGF, EGF, KGF, and other signals; impaired pro- to anti-inflammatory macrophage transition—seen with iron overload, hyperglycemia, and hypoxia—stalls healing. Mature scars regain only 80% of initial tensile strength.
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- Narrative review of the literature; no primary data, sample, or statistical analysis are reported.
- Synthesizes immune cell and signaling pathways across the four phases of wound healing, focusing on the inflammatory-to-proliferative transition and chronic wounds.
- Draws on cited animal models, in vitro studies, and human wound observations; no systematic search or meta-analysis is described.
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- Evident from the text: many mechanistic conclusions rely on mouse models and in vitro findings, with limited direct human chronic wound data; no original experiments or quantitative synthesis are presented.
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“In impaired models of wound healing, such as diabetes, where infection risk is higher, neutrophils are clearly required [28].”
§ Immunology of Wound Healing > Four Stages of Wound Healing > Inflammation
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [28] Wilgus TA, Roy S, McDaniel JC. Neutrophils and wound repair: positive actions and negative reactions. Adv Wound Care. 2013;2(7):379–88. https://doi.org/10.1089/wound.2012.0383 . source
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“Their influx is mediated by a number of chemical signals, including IL-8, or CXCL8, as mentioned above, and neutrophils have over 30 different receptors that mitigate their migration and activation response [24].”
§ Immunology of Wound Healing > Four Stages of Wound Healing > Inflammation
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- Not checked yetcites [24] Futosi K, Fodor S, Mocsai A. Neutrophil cell surface receptors and their intracellular signal transduction pathways. Int Immunopharmacol. 2013;17(3):638–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intimp.2013.06.034 . source
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“normal wound healing can generally be broken down into four over-lapping but distinct steps (Fig. 1). These steps include hemostasis (minutes to hours after injury), inflammation (days 1–3), proliferation and repair (days 4–21), and lastly, wound remodeling (days 21–365) [8, 9].”
§ Immunology of Wound Healing > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [8] Morton LM, Phillips TJ. Wound healing and treating wounds: differential diagnosis and evaluation of chronic wounds. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016;74(4):589–605; quiz −6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2015.08.068 . source
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“chronic wounds demonstrate significantly increased levels of the potent neutrophil chemoattractant, CXCL8 [58].”
§ Immunology of Wound Healing > Four Stages of Wound Healing > Inflammation
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [58] Fivenson DP, Faria DT, Nickoloff BJ, Poverini PJ, Kunkel S, Burdick M, et al. Chemokine and inflammatory cytokine changes during chronic wound healing. Wound Repair Regen. 1997;5(4):310–22. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1524-475X.1997.50405.x . source
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“Platelet activation not only results in hemostasis, but also in the release of growth factors such as platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) as well as immune mediators that are responsible for activation of the immune system and transition to the inflammatory phase of wound healing.”
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“mouse models of wound healing have shown that in non-aged, non-impaired models, neutrophil depletion does not negatively affect wound healing as profoundly as macrophage deletion [25–27].”
§ Immunology of Wound Healing > Four Stages of Wound Healing > Inflammation
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [25] Leibovich SJ, Ross R. The role of the macrophage in wound repair. A study with hydrocortisone and antimacrophage serum. Am J Pathol. 1975;78(1):71–100.
- Not checked yetcites [26] Pinhal-Enfield G, Ramanathan M, Hasko G, Vogel SN, Salzman AL, Boons GJ, et al. An angiogenic switch in macrophages involving synergy between Toll-like receptors 2, 4, 7, and 9 and adenosine A(2A) receptors. Am J Pathol. 2003;163(2):711–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63698-x . source
- Not checked yetcites [27] Simpson DM, Ross R. The neutrophilic leukocyte in wound repair a study with antineutrophil serum. J Clin Invest. 1972;51(8):2009–23. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci107007 . source
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“New research has illustrated that chronic wounds fail to shift from the inflammatory to the proliferative phase of wound healing”
§ Immunology of Wound Healing > Introduction
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“recent research has shown that the key transition point lies between the inflammatory and the proliferative phases.”
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“Recent research has shown that the key transition point in wound healing lies between the inflammatory and the proliferative phases.”
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“the immune system has been found to play a substantial role due to its impact on several repair mechanisms [6, 7].”
§ Immunology of Wound Healing > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [6] MA S, MJ N. The innate immune system in acute and chronic wounds. Adv Wound Care. 2016;5(2):65–78. https://doi.org/10.1089/wound.2014.0608 . source
- Not checked yetcites [7] Strbo N, Yin N, Stojadinovic O. Innate and adaptive immune responses in wound epithelialization. Adv Wound Care. 2014;3(7):492–501. https://doi.org/10.1089/wound.2012.0435 . source
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“Myofibroblasts, activated through contractile forces and signaling molecules, then drive remodeling, where granulation tissue becomes scar.”
§ Immunology of Wound Healing > Abstract > Recent Findings
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“The inflammatory phase overlaps considerably with initial hemostasis, occurring during the first 72 h after tissue injury [16].”
§ Immunology of Wound Healing > Four Stages of Wound Healing > Inflammation
What the sources say
- Partly supportedcites [16] Eming SA, Martin P, Tomic-Canic M. Wound repair and regeneration: mechanisms, signaling, and translation. Sci Transl Med. 2014;6(265):265sr6. https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.3009337 . sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
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“Concurrent with the achievement of hemostasis, neutrophils are the first cells to migrate to the wound bed, brought in by pro-inflammatory signals including IL-8.”
§ Immunology of Wound Healing > Abstract > Recent Findings
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [31] Baggiolini M, Loetscher P, Moser B. Interleukin-8 and the chemokine family. Int J Immunopharmacol. 1995;17(2):103–8. source
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“Neutrophils represent the most abundant inflammatory cells to infiltrate a new wound and function mainly to remove debris and prevent infection [22, 23].”
§ Immunology of Wound Healing > Four Stages of Wound Healing > Inflammation
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- Not checked yetcites [22] Engelhardt E, Toksoy A, Goebeler M, Debus S, Brocker EB, Gillitzer R. Chemokines IL-8, GROalpha, MCP-1, IP-10, and Mig are sequentially and differentially expressed during phase-specific infiltration of leukocyte subsets in human wound healing. Am J Pathol. 1998;153(6):1849–60. source
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“NETs have also been detected in excess in diabetic foot wounds and have been shown to delay healing, and inhibition of NETosis and NET function in mouse models of delayed wound healing improves outcomes [59•].”
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“Macrophages play a critical role in wound healing, and their roles in angiogenesis, fibroplasia, cell proliferation, and transition out of the inflammatory phase is clear (Fig. 2) [25–27, 60].”
§ Immunology of Wound Healing > Four Stages of Wound Healing > Inflammation
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- Not checked yetcites [25] Leibovich SJ, Ross R. The role of the macrophage in wound repair. A study with hydrocortisone and antimacrophage serum. Am J Pathol. 1975;78(1):71–100.
- Not checked yetcites [26] Pinhal-Enfield G, Ramanathan M, Hasko G, Vogel SN, Salzman AL, Boons GJ, et al. An angiogenic switch in macrophages involving synergy between Toll-like receptors 2, 4, 7, and 9 and adenosine A(2A) receptors. Am J Pathol. 2003;163(2):711–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63698-x . source
- Not checked yetcites [27] Simpson DM, Ross R. The neutrophilic leukocyte in wound repair a study with antineutrophil serum. J Clin Invest. 1972;51(8):2009–23. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci107007 . source
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“After hemostasis is achieved, histamine released by the activated complement cascade causes capillary dilation and leakage, accelerating migration of inflammatory cells into the wound bed and full transition to the inflammatory phase of wound healing [15].”
§ Immunology of Wound Healing > Four Stages of Wound Healing > Hemostasis
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“neutrophil-derived proteases, such as elastase and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), can degrade healthy extracellular matrix (ECM), and increased levels of these proteases have been repeatedly detected in chronic wounds [52–56].”
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“Platelet degranulation also leads to the release of inflammatory mediators such as interleukin (IL)-8, or CXCL8 (a potent neutrophil chemoattractant), in addition to IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and activates the complement cascade [9, 14].”
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“Dysregulation of any of these events can result in delayed wound healing and the potential to form chronic ulcers and/or excessive scarring [10••].”
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“Not only do anti-inflammatory, pro-repair macrophages produce VEGF, which promotes vessel sprouting, they also express two transmembrane proteins that have been shown to promote vascular anastomosis [80, 85, 86].”
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“Wounds without IL-6 lack an appropriate inflammatory response and demonstrate stunted angiogenesis, collagen accumulation, and re-epithelialization [89].”
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“When the transition from a pro- to an anti-inflammatory macrophage phenotype is impaired, wound healing stalls in the inflammatory phase and a chronic wound results [10••].”
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“Additional signals, such as hyperglycemia in the setting of diabetes, hypoxia in the setting of arterial or venous insufficiency, or secondary infection likely also contribute to the persistence of pro-inflammatory macrophages.”
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“If wounds fail to transition from the inflammatory phase, pro-inflammatory macrophages persist and non-healing wounds develop.”
§ Immunology of Wound Healing > Conclusions
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“Numerous signals are responsible for the transition, most notably the apoptosis and phagocytosis of wound-bed resident neutrophils (efferocytosis).”
§ Immunology of Wound Healing > Conclusions
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“mouse models of wound healing have shown that in non-aged, non-impaired models, neutrophil depletion does not negatively affect wound healing as profoundly as macrophage deletion [25–27].”
“in a mouse model of iron overload, local wound macrophages persisted in a pro-inflammatory state with excess production of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), IL-12, and TNF-α, in addition to free radicals, leading to impaired wound healing [81].”
“inhibition of NETosis and NET function in mouse models of delayed wound healing improves outcomes [59•].”
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Current research progress of smart hydrogels in wound healing – a review
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Preparation of Multilayer Platforms for Advanced Wound Care Management
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Research progress on scar-free healing
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Regulation of macrophage transcriptional dynamics during acute and chronic wound repair
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Acupuncture accelerates wound healing via CGRP-RAMP1-TSP1-mediated macrophage M2 polarization
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Immune Imbalance Drives Keloid Pathogenesis: Emerging Targets for Precision Immunotherapy
Chen, Q., Wan, S., Duan, Y., Yan, J., & Zhang, M. (2026) · Advances in Wound Care · doi:10.1177/21621918261417702 · Cited by 5
Advancing preclinical research with reconstructed in vitro skin models mimicking non-healing wounds
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Detection of Ebola virus from skin ulcers after clearance of viremia
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Engineering Nanotrap Hydrogel for Immune Modulation in Wound Healing
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Utilization of Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Gels for Chronic Wound Management
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“Hemostatic plug can also serve as a provisional matrix for many cell types involved in later stages of wound healing [6].”
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Neutrophil granulocytes: participation in homeostatic and reparative processes. Part I
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“It has been reported that IL‐8 is an important pro‐inflam‐ matory signal that promotes the migration of neutrophils to the wound area at the early stage of wound healing, which alters the local immune environment and initiates the granulation tissue formation to repair the wound (48).”
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“This would be similar to a common wound healing response involving immune cells that migrate to the site of injury [46], except that in this case, the implanted PSIS mitral valve was the targeted destination.”
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“In particular, the augmented elastin in the engineered ECM deposited onto the valve could serve as a trigger for chemotaxis [32] and hence accelerate regeneration, which we previously reported needs to occur within 3 months following implantation in a non-human primate model [11].”
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Topical metformin in wound healing: a comprehensive systematic review of therapeutic outcomes
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“These changes prevent wound healing through runaway inflammation, leading to degradation of extracellular growth factors and the extracellular matrix necessary for healing (53, 54).”
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“Several traditional therapies, including wound dressings, antibacterial agents, debridement, and surgical treatments, have been employed to promote wound healing [42].”
Self-assembled hydrogels promote wound healing
Lin, D., Huang, Y.-Q., Qian, Y., Shen, J., & Wei, H. (2026) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/d5tb02548f · Cited by 4
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Next-generation skin wound healing related disease models with integration of immune cells
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The role of Latin America medicinal plants in wound healing
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“It also plays a pivotal role in maintaining homeostasis and as a protective barrier against the external environment to prevent infections and fl uid losses (Díaz-García et al., 2021; Ellis et al., 2018).”
Shestakova, V. A., Smirnova, E. I., Atiakshin, D., Kisel, A. A., Koryakin, S. N., Litun, E. V., Saburov, V. O., Demyashkin, G. A., Lagoda, T. S., Yakimova, A. O., et al. (2025) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms26051994 · Cited by 3
“The initial influx of neutrophils is usually followed by a shift to macrophages, resulting in a predominance of proinflammatory signaling that prevents effective healing [41].”
Anti-Inflammatory and Regenerative Properties of Herbal Extracts: Wound Management in Equine Models
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“Finally, in the remodeling phase, scar tis - sue forms and immune cells are cleared from the epidermis through apoptosis or reintegration into the dermis, complet - ing the healing process (3,8).”
THE WAR UNDER THE SKIN - BIOFILM AND INFLAMMATION IN CHRONIC WOUNDS
Telenta, J. M., Dimova, M., Karajovanov, I. D., Simeonovski, V., Ahtarova, B., & PHI “PRIMADERMA” - Private Dermatology Practice, S. (2025) · Academic Medical Journal · doi:10.53582/amj255181mt · Cited by 3
In Vitro Analysis of the Dynamic Role of the Bacterial Virulence Factors in Skin Wound Healing
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“This is followed by the inflammatory phase, wherein innate immune cells eliminate invading pathogens and prepare the wound bed for repair [8,9].”
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“In addition, the neutrophils secreted cytokines promoting angiogenesis (VEGF, CXCL3, and MCP-1), fibroblast and keratinocyte proliferation (IL-8, IL-1β, and MCP-1), keratinocyte adhesion to the dermal layer (laminin 5β3), and tissue remodeling (uPA) [4].”
BackgroundRole of Medicinal Plants in Wound Healing: An Ethnopharmacological Approach
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“Neutrophils in the wound site produce IL-8, which leads to a pro-inflammatory feedback loop (48).”
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“Wound healing is of 4 stages: Hemostasis, Inflammation, Proliferation, Maturation (Ellis, Lin, and Tartar 2018).”
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BackgroundInhibitory effect of RGD peptide hydrogel on inflammation and angiogenesis in vitro
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“25 The most signi fi cant fi nding is that the combined action of TLR/NF-κ B and Smad can induce an in fl ammatory response and promote fi brosis.”
Radio Frequency-Based Implantable Glucose Biosensor
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Dysregulated inflammation in diabetic wounds
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Effects of Black Vinegar and Niacinamide on LPS-Induced Inflammation on Human Keratinocytes
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“The healing process consists of hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling [6].”
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Cancer cell phagocytosis induces an anti-inflammatory gene regulatory program in macrophagesPreprint
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Bioengineering strategies for regeneration of skin integrity: A literature review
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“The peak concentration of macrophages occurs 48 – 72 hours after wounding (Isnaini et al., 2019; Ellis et al., 2018).”
Unveiling the therapeutic journey of snail mucus in diabetic wound care
Mishra, R., Singh, T. G., Bhatia, R., & Awasthi, A. (2025) · Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology · doi:10.1007/s00210-024-03657-9 · Cited by 2
“This increased permeability causes serous fluid to seep through vessel walls into the wound and surrounding tissues, resulting in oedema (Ellis et al. 2018).”
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“These components occur by overlapping one another (Ellis et al., 2018).”
Porous Sodium Carboxymethyl Starch Microspheres for Hemostasis and Skin Wound Healing
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Overview of the application of nanogels in wound healing
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Tri-layer hydrogel scaffold supporting co-culture paracrine signaling for accelerated skin repair
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“The local increase in active TGF-β within the wound or fracture then modulates macrophage phenotypes to resolve the inflammation [25,26].”
Bhattacharya, T., Bej, A., Das, A., Bartwal, S. S., & Nandi, A. (2025) · Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine · doi:10.1007/s40883-025-00499-6 · Cited by 2
Review of Polysaccharides/Proteins Combine With Metals: A New Strategy for Wound Healing Therapy
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“Additionally, neutrophils express chemokine genes such as TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, CXCL8, CXCL2, and MCP-1, which regulate the activity of macrophages, T-cells, and other neutrophils [23].”
Immune cells in diabetic wound repair: the key to better wound management
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“These immune cells are typically elevated in chronic wounds and contribute to tissue damage and fibrosis 37,38 .”
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Photodynamic therapy with porphyrins for skin wound healing and infection control
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“It promotes re-epithelialization, boosts the generation of IL6, and enhances blood vessel contraction[37].”
BackgroundA Review in the View on Wounds
Qasim, Z. (2022) · Al-Mağallaẗ al-ʻirāqiyyaẗ li-l-ṣaydalaẗ · doi:10.33899/iphr.2022.174809 · Cited by 3
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“Inflammation plays a significant role in wound healing because it helps to clear cell debris and pathogens through macrophages and neutrophils (ellis et al. 2018) and alteration of this key phase can result in improper healing.”
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Silver nanoparticles in wound therapy and tissue regeneration
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Can Carotenoid Encapsulated Hydrogel Be a Promising Medium for Repairing Skin Damage
Brahma, D., Dutta, D., Das, P., & Manvi, C. V. (2024) · Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine · doi:10.1007/s40883-024-00364-y · Cited by 2
“Tissue is prepared to restore anatomical integrity by forming granulation tissue, neovascularization, and re-epithe-lialization [17].”
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Designer Engineered Exosomes: a New Regenerative Medicine Platform for Skin Wound Healing
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Topische Anwendung von Heilpflanzen zur Unterstützung der Wundheilung
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“Am Ende dieser Phase werden die Immunzellen von Makrophagen abgebaut, sodass sich die Granulationsphase anschließen kann [25, 84].”
BackgroundAdvances in Nanocellulose for Wound Healing Applications
Patel, K. N., Shaikh, J., & Khan, T. A. (2021) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-62976-2_42-1 · Cited by 2
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“healing [45], are potent producers of IL10 and TGF [54], and have been shown to change to”
BackgroundRare Gli1+ perivascular fibroblasts promote skin wound repairPreprint
Sun, X., Annusver, K., Dalessandri, T., & Kasper, M. (2022) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2022.05.16.491785 · Cited by 3
“Specifically, for better discrimination between different cell types based on markers in combination with anatomical location, manual quantification was performed for each cell type in (1) Gli1 healthy skin (Figure 1d), (2) Gli1 lineage-traced healthy skin (Figure 1e), (3) Gli1 lineage-traced wound (Figure 3e).”
MethodMATHEMATICAL INSIGHTS INTO THE DYNAMICS OF INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE DURING INFLAMMATION
Trejo, I., Büyükkahraman, M. L., & Kojouharov, H. V. (2022) · Journal of Biological Systems · doi:10.1142/s0218339022500139 · Cited by 1
Wound Physiology and Experimental Wound Models: Traditional Review
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“Once a dermal injury occurs, the body promptly initiates a series of defensive cascades known as the wound healing process, which consists of four sequential stages: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling [4].”
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“…peak concentration and ensuring that all bacteria and excess debris in the wound area have been cleared, the number of macrophages and TGF-β decrease on days 5 and 7 to continue the process of re-forming vascular channels, granulation tissue, and re-epithelialization of the wound surface [24].”
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“…molecular mediators stimulate keratinocyte proliferation and antimicrobial peptide synthesis, which facilitate acute wound repair; however, sustained or excessive cytokine production can disrupt the healing cascade by prolonging inflammatory responses and impeding tissue restoration [18,23,85–87].”
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“After that, re-epithelialization, lasting two to three weeks, consists of the mobilization and proliferation of keratinocytes from the wound margins to cover the injured area, constructing a new epithelial cell layer to restore the skin ’ s protective barrier (Ellis et al., 2018).”
Metadata
- Authors
- Ellis, S., Lin, E. J., & Tartar, D.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Davis (US)
- Corresponding author
- Tartar, Danielle
- ORCID
- Tartar, Danielle
- Venue
- Current Dermatology Reports
- Published
- 2018-09-28
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 350-358
- ISSN
- 2162-4933 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6244748
- OpenAlex
- W2892642834
- Semantic Scholar
- 2db5782e12aeaff45400ab4236b744f21a3178e0
- Cited by
- 625
- References
- 105
- Citations by year
- 2026: 65 · 2025: 114 · 2024: 109 · 2023: 90 · 2022: 96 · 2021: 86 · 2020: 44 · 2019: 21
- FWCI
- 4.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Current Dermatology Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Wound Healing and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Dermatologic Treatments and Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Liver physiology and pathology
- Keywords
- wound healing, chronic wounds, skin wound healing, neutrophils, efferocytosis, macrophages, interleukin-8, inflammation, angiogenesis, granulation tissue, myofibroblasts, scar formation, keratinocytes, dermal cells, immune signaling
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