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The promotion of a constructive macrophage phenotype by solubilized extracellular matrix.
Biomaterials - 1 Oct 2014
Sicari Brian M, Dziki Jenna L, Siu Bernard F, Medberry Christopher J, Dearth Christopher L, Badylak Stephen F
Abstract excerpt
The regenerative healing response of injured skeletal muscle is dependent upon a heterogeneous population of responding macrophages, which show a phenotypic transition from the pro-inflammatory M1 to the alternatively activated and constructive M2 phenotype. Biologic scaffolds derived from mammalian extracellular matrix (ECM) have been used for the repair and reconstruction of a variety of tissues, including...
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