Article
Phenotypic differences in cytokine responsiveness of hypertrophic scar versus normal dermal fibroblasts.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Dec 1993
Garner W L, Karmiol S, Rodriguez J L, Smith D J, Phan S H
Abstract excerpt
The alteration of normal dermal fibroblast function that leads to the development of hypertrophic scar after thermal injury is unknown. To determine functional differences that might explain this process, fibroblasts were cultured from biopsies of post-thermal injury mature hypertrophic scars and patient-matched normal skin. The mitogenic responses of scar cells to fetal bovine serum, epidermal growth factor...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Child
- Cicatrix, Hypertrophic
- Collagen
- Cytokines
- Epidermal Growth Factor
- Female
- Fibroblasts
- Humans
- Male
