Pericytes in Cutaneous Wound Healing. 2019

Shunichi Morikawa, and Haizea Iribar, and Araika Gutiérrez-Rivera, and Taichi Ezaki, and Ander Izeta
Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.

Most of the studies on cutaneous wound healing are focused on epidermal closure. This is obviously important, as the epidermis constitutes the main barrier that separates the inner organism from the environment. However, dermal remodeling is key to achieve long-lasting healing of the area that was originally wounded. In this chapter, we summarize what is known on the stromal components that strongly influence the outcome of healing and postulate that dedifferentiation of stably differentiated cells plays a major role in the initial response to wounding, as well as in long-term wound remodeling. Specifically, we explore the available evidence implicating skin pericytes, endothelial cells, Schwann cells, and macrophages as major players in a complex symphony of cellular plasticity and signaling events whose balance will promote healing (by tissue regeneration or repair) or fibrosis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002454 Cell Differentiation Progressive restriction of the developmental potential and increasing specialization of function that leads to the formation of specialized cells, tissues, and organs. Differentiation, Cell,Cell Differentiations,Differentiations, Cell
D012583 Schwann Cells Neuroglial cells of the peripheral nervous system which form the insulating myelin sheaths of peripheral axons. Schwann Cell,Cell, Schwann,Cells, Schwann
D012867 Skin The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.
D014945 Wound Healing Restoration of integrity to traumatized tissue. Healing, Wound,Healings, Wound,Wound Healings
D020286 Pericytes Unique slender cells with multiple processes extending along the capillary vessel axis and encircling the vascular wall, also called mural cells. Pericytes are imbedded in the BASEMENT MEMBRANE shared with the ENDOTHELIAL CELLS of the vessel. Pericytes are important in maintaining vessel integrity, angiogenesis, and vascular remodeling. Rouget Cells,Cells, Rouget,Pericyte

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