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Assessment of Acute Wound Healing using the Dorsal Subcutaneous Polyvinyl Alcohol Sponge Implantation and Excisional Tail Skin Wound Models.
Published on: March 25, 2020
Cutaneous endothelial cells and their roles in wound healing
Haiming Li1, Laura Sormani Le Bourhis1, Seen-Ling Sim1
1Frazer Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Abstract:
Endothelial cells (ECs) form the inner monolayer of blood and lymphatic vessels play an essential role in skin homeostasis and wound healing. Upon injury, ECs rapidly engage in the healing response. ECs promote wound healing by forming new blood vessels through angiogenesis to supply oxygen, nutrients, and signals needed for tissue repair. Diseases like diabetes can cause endothelial dysfunction, leading to defective neovascularization and delayed wound closure. This review focuses on the intrinsic roles of ECs in each phase of skin wound healing, extending beyond their roles in vascularization, and discusses therapeutic strategies that target those functions to improve healing outcomes. Recognizing ECs as dynamic regulators of wound repair, rather than merely structural components of blood vessels, could open new therapeutic avenues for regenerative skin therapies.
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