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Extracellular Matrix and Dermal Fibroblast Function in the Healing Wound

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Tracy, Lauren E., Minasian, Raquel A., Caterson, E.J.·2016·Advances in Wound Care

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Significance: Fibroblasts play a critical role in normal wound healing. Various extracellular matrix (ECM) components, including collagens, fibrin, fibronectin, proteoglycans, glycosaminoglycans, and matricellular proteins, can be considered potent protagonists of fibroblast survival, migration, and metabolism. Recent Advances: Advances in tissue culture, tissue engineering, and ex vivo models have made the examination and precise measurements of ECM components in wound healing possible. Likewise, the development of specific transgenic animal models has created the opportunity to characterize the role of various ECM molecules in healing wounds. In addition, the recent characterization of new ECM molecules, including matricellular proteins, dermatopontin, and FACIT collagens (Fibril-Associated Collagens with Interrupted Triple helices), further demonstrates our cursory knowledge of the ECM in coordinated wound healing. Critical Issues: The manipulation and augmentation of ECM components in the healing wound is emerging in patient care, as demonstrated by the use of acellular dermal matrices, tissue scaffolds, and wound dressings or topical products bearing ECM proteins such as collagen, hyaluronan (HA), or elastin. Once thought of as neutral structural proteins, these molecules are now known to directly influence many aspects of cellular wound healing. Future Directions: The role that ECM molecules, such as CCN2, osteopontin, and secreted protein, acidic and rich in cysteine, play in signaling homing of fibroblast progenitor cells to sites of injury invites future research as we continue investigating the heterotopic origin of certain populations of fibroblasts in a healing wound. Likewise, research into differently sized fragments of the same polymeric ECM molecule is warranted as we learn that fragments of molecules such as HA and tenascin-C can have opposing effects on dermal fibroblasts.

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Authors
Tracy, L. E., Minasian, R. A., & Caterson, E. J.
Affiliations
Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
Venue
Advances in Wound Care
Published
2016-03
Volume
5
Issue
3
Pages
119-136
ISSN
  • 2162-1918 (ISSN-L)
  • 2162-1934
OpenAlex
W2004098988
Cited by
1,008
References
194
Citations by year
2026: 82 · 2025: 130 · 2024: 132 · 2023: 126 · 2022: 130 · 2021: 124 · 2020: 104 · 2019: 65 · 2018: 59 · 2017: 42 · 2016: 13
FWCI
2.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Advances in Wound Care (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Wound Healing and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Connective Tissue Growth Factor Research
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Keywords
extracellular matrix, dermal fibroblasts, wound healing, collagen, fibrin, fibronectin, proteoglycans, glycosaminoglycans, matricellular proteins, dermatopontin, acellular dermal matrix, tissue engineering scaffolds, wound dressings, hyaluronic acid, elastin, osteopontin, connective tissue growth factor, SARC, tenascin-C, fibroblast migration, transgenic animal models

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