Verstappen, Jochem; Katsaros, Christos; Kuijpers-Jagtman, Anne Marie; Torensma, Ruurd; Von den Hoff, Johannes W (2011). The recruitment of bone marrow-derived cells to skin wounds is independent of wound size. Wound repair and regeneration, 19(2), pp. 260-7. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1524-475X.2011.00671.x
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Wounded skin recruits progenitor cells, which repair the tissue defect. These cells are derived from stem cells in several niches in the skin. In addition, bone marrow-derived cells (BMDCs) are recruited and contribute to wound repair. We hypothesized that larger wounds recruit more cells from the bone marrow. Wild-type rats were lethally irradiated and transplanted with bone marrow cells from green fluorescent protein (GFP)-transgenic rats. Seven weeks later, 4, 10, and 20 mm wounds were created. The wound tissue was harvested after 14 days. The density of GFP-positive cells in the wounds and the adjacent tissues was determined, as well as in normal skin from the flank. Bone marrow-derived myofibroblasts, activated fibroblasts, and macrophages were also quantified. After correction for cell density, the recruitment of BMDCs (23±11%) was found to be independent of wound size. Similar fractions of GFP-positive cells were also detected in nonwounded adjacent tissue (29±11%), and in normal skin (26±19%). The data indicate that BMDCs are not preferentially recruited to skin wounds. Furthermore, wound size does not seem to affect the recruitment of BMDCs.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Orthodontics |
UniBE Contributor: |
Katsaros, Christos |
ISSN: |
1067-1927 |
Publisher: |
Wiley-Blackwell |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Eveline Carmen Schuler |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:16 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:04 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1111/j.1524-475X.2011.00671.x |
PubMed ID: |
21362094 |
Web of Science ID: |
000287878100236 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/4456 (FactScience: 208670) |