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Gene delivery of a mutant TGFβ3 reduces markers of scar tissue formation after cutaneous wounding.
Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy - 1 Dec 2010
Waddington Simon N, Crossley Rachel, Sheard Vicky, Howe Steven J, Buckley Suzanne M K, Coughlan Lynda, Gilham David E, Hawkins Robert E, McKay Tristan R
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The transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) family plays a critical regulatory role in repair and coordination of remodeling after cutaneous wounding. TGFβ1-mediated chemotaxis promotes the recruitment of fibroblasts to the wound site and their resultant myofibroblastic transdifferentiation that is r...
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