AKT3 deficiency in M2 macrophages impairs cutaneous wound healing by disrupting tissue remodeling
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mice had an impaired ability to promote wound healing. Thus, the downregulation of AKT3 in M2 macrophages prolonged tissue remodeling and delayed cutaneous wound healing.
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“Less is known about the effects of AKT3 on BMDM function, although it has been implicated in atherosclerosis ( 55 , 56 ) and tissue remodeling ( 57 ).”
- Authors
- Gu, S., Dai, H., Zhao, X., Gui, C., & Gui, J.
- Affiliations
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Nanjing First Hospital (CN)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Corresponding author
- Gui, Jianchao
- Venue
- Aging
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- Impact Journals, LLC
- Published
- 2020-04-14
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- 12
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 6928-6946
- ISSN
- 1945-4589 (ISSN-L)
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- PMC7202485
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Wound Healing and Treatments
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune cells in cancer
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor
- Keywords
- AKT3, M2 macrophages, skin wound healing, tissue remodeling, macrophage polarization
- MeSH terms
- Collagen Type I, alpha 1 Chain, CD68 Molecule, Animals, Cell Line, Cell Movement, Extracellular Matrix, Fibroblasts, Humans, Macrophages, Membrane Glycoproteins, Receptors, Immunologic, RNA, Messenger, Skin, Skin Physiological Phenomena, Wound Healing, Wounds and Injuries, Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic, Signal Transduction, Down-Regulation, Antigens, CD, Mice, Knockout, Coculture Techniques, Collagen Type I, Collagen Type XI, Cell Proliferation, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, Mice, Gene Knockdown Techniques
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