Acceleration of Palatal Wound Healing in Smad3-deficient Mice
Acceleration of Palatal Wound Healing in Smad3-deficient Mice
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DOI:
10.1177/0022034509341798
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发表时间:
2009-08-01
影响因子:
7.6
通讯作者:
Moriyama, K.
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作者:
Jinno, K.;Takahashi, T.;Moriyama, K.
Wound healing is a well-orchestrated complex process leading to the repair of injured tissues. It is suggested that transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta/Smad3 signaling is involved in wound healing. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of TGF-beta/Smad3 signaling in palatal wound healing in Smad3-deficient (Smad3(-/-)) mice. Histological examination showed that wound closure was accelerated by the proliferation of epithelium and dermal cells in Smad3(-/-) mice compared with wild-type (WT) mice. Macrophage/monocyte infiltration at wounded regions in Smad3(-/-) mice was decreased in parallel with the diminished production of TGF-beta 1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, and macrophage inflammatory protein-1 alpha compared with WT mice. Fibrocytes, expressing hematopoietic surface marker and fibroblast products, were recruited and produced alpha-smooth-muscle actin in WT mice, but were not observed in Smad3(-/-) mice. These results suggest that TGF-beta/Smad3 signaling may play an important role in the regulation of palatal wound healing.