Biomaterial Database

How does ageing affect the wound healing process? 2005

A Crooks

Taybank Medical Centre, Dundee, Scotland, UK. anne_crooks66@hotmail.com

Ageing is thought to impair wound healing, but this review of current research shows that there is conflicting evidence concerning many cellular mechanisms, while concomitant factors in older people may result in delayed healing.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D011379	Prognosis	A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations.	Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D005109	Extracellular Matrix	A meshwork-like substance found within the extracellular space and in association with the basement membrane of the cell surface. It promotes cellular proliferation and provides a supporting structure to which cells or cell lysates in culture dishes adhere.	Matrix, Extracellular,Extracellular Matrices,Matrices, Extracellular
D005260	Female		Females
D005347	Fibroblasts	Connective tissue cells which secrete an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules.	Fibroblast
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D000369	Aged, 80 and over	Persons 80 years of age and older.	Oldest Old
D014945	Wound Healing	Restoration of integrity to traumatized tissue.	Healing, Wound,Healings, Wound,Wound Healings
D015577	Geriatric Assessment	Evaluation of the level of physical, physiological, or mental functioning in the older population group.	Assessment, Geriatric,Assessments, Geriatric,Geriatric Assessments