Injury-activated glial cells promote wound healing of the adult skin in mice

The peripheral nervous system has been implicated in wound healing. Here, Parfejevs and colleagues report that cutaneous wounding in mice induces the de-differentiation and proliferation of Schwann cells, which disseminate into the wound bed, secrete soluble factors, and promote wound healing.

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Main Authors: Vadims Parfejevs, Julien Debbache, Olga Shakhova, Simon M. Schaefer, Mareen Glausch, Michael Wegner, Ueli Suter, Una Riekstina, Sabine Werner, Lukas Sommer
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/91d26ea46e384fdb9e27908430c6b644
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