2019
Targeting Fibrotic Signaling: A Review of Current Literature and Identification of Future Therapeutic Targets to Improve Wound Healing.
Hetzler PT, Dash BC, Guo S, Hsia HC. Targeting Fibrotic Signaling: A Review of Current Literature and Identification of Future Therapeutic Targets to Improve Wound Healing. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2019, 83: e92-e95. PMID: 31246672, PMCID: PMC6851445, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000001955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTherapeutic targetAberrant wound healing processAppropriate physiologic responseMorbid disease processSurvival of myofibroblastsWound healingFibrotic signaling pathwaysTranscription factor/serum response factor (MRTF/SRF) pathwayFuture therapeutic targetsSmooth muscle actinFuture translational researchCurrent literatureFibrotic signalingTherapeutic optionsFibrotic lesionsTissue injuryWound healing processDisease processPhysiologic responsesSerum response factor pathwayMuscle actinFactor pathwayExcessive responseFibrosisTranslational research
2018
Myofibroblast proliferation and heterogeneity are supported by macrophages during skin repair
Shook BA, Wasko RR, Rivera-Gonzalez GC, Salazar-Gatzimas E, López-Giráldez F, Dash BC, Muñoz-Rojas AR, Aultman KD, Zwick RK, Lei V, Arbiser JL, Miller-Jensen K, Clark DA, Hsia HC, Horsley V. Myofibroblast proliferation and heterogeneity are supported by macrophages during skin repair. Science 2018, 362 PMID: 30467144, PMCID: PMC6684198, DOI: 10.1126/science.aar2971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferential gene expressionAdipocyte precursorsExtracellular matrix moleculesGene expressionTransplantation assaysMatrix moleculesFactor C.Factor 1Insulin-like growth factor-1Cell populationsTissue resilienceDistinct subpopulationsGrowth factor-1Profibrotic cellsTissue repairMultiple mouse modelsECM depositionSkin repairTissue dysfunctionProliferationMouse modelMyofibroblastsWoundingMacrophagesRepair