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Monocyte phenotype as a predictive marker for wound healing in diabetes-related foot ulcers.
Journal of diabetes and its complications - 1 May 2021
Min Danqing, Nube Vanessa, Tao Anh, Yuan Xin, Williams Paul F, Brooks Belinda A, Wong Jencia, Twigg Stephen M, McLennan Susan V
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Delayed healing of diabetes-related foot ulcers (DRFUs) is associated with increased macrophage and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) at the wound site. Whether circulating monocyte phenotype and/or MMPs are altered in association with wound healing outcome is unknown, and was investigated in this study. METHODS: Blood was obtained from 21 participants with DRFU, at initial visit (V1), week-4 (V2), and...
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