The effect of stretching on formation of myofibroblasts in mouse skin |
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Authors: | Dr Christopher A Squier |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Oral Pathology and Dows Institute for Dental Research, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA;(2) Dows Institute for Dental Research, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, 52242 Iowa City, Iowa, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary Wound contraction results from the contractile activity of modified fibroblasts, termed myofibroblasts, which are present in the granulation tissue of the healing wound. This study examines the relative role of mechanical tension (stretching) and wound healing as events capable of stimulating the formation of myofibroblasts in mouse skin. The skin of hairless mice was subjected to mechanical stretching and to a small incisional wound either separately or in combination. Animals were killed at intervals between 1 and 6 days and the dermis examined with the electron microscope. Stretching alone produced little evidence of inflammation at any time interval but cells with the ultrastructural characteristics of myofibroblasts were present at 4 days and abundant at 6 days. Skin that had been both stretched and wounded showed a marked inflammatory response and also contained myofibroblasts, but they were less frequent than in the skin subjected to stretching alone. Very few myofibroblasts were evident in skin that had only been wounded. It is suggested that the effect of mechanical tension alone may initiate formation of myofibroblasts in a tissue. |
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Keywords: | Skin Wound healing Myofibroblasts Skin stretching |
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