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Abnormalities in the basement membrane structure promote basal keratinocytes in the epidermis of hypertrophic scars to adopt a proliferative phenotype.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 May 2016
Yang Shaowei, Sun Yexiao, Geng Zhijun, Ma Kui, Sun Xiaoyan, Fu Xiaobing
Abstract excerpt
The majority of studies on scar formation have mainly focused on the dermis and little is known of the involvement of the epidermis. Previous research has demonstrated that the scar tissue-derived keratinocytes are different from normal cells at both the genetic and cell biological levels; however, the mechanisms responsible for the fundamental abnormalities in keratinocytes during scar development remain...
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