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Review
. 2022 Feb 23;23(5):2444.
doi: 10.3390/ijms23052444.

Immune Cells in Cutaneous Wound Healing: A Review of Functional Data from Animal Models

David M Chesko  1 , Traci A Wilgus  1
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Review

Immune Cells in Cutaneous Wound Healing: A Review of Functional Data from Animal Models

David M Chesko et al. Int J Mol Sci. .

Abstract

The healing of skin wounds involves the activation and recruitment of various immune cell types, many of which are believed to contribute significantly to different aspects of the repair process. Roles for immune cells have been described in practically all stages of wound healing, including hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation and scar formation/remodeling. Over the last decade, tools to deplete immune cell populations in animal models have become more advanced, leading to a surge in the number of studies examining the function of specific immune cell types in skin repair. In this review, we will summarize what is known about distinct immune cell types in cutaneous wound healing, with an emphasis on data from animal studies in which specific cell types have been targeted.

Keywords: immune cells; inflammation; repair; skin; wound healing.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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