wound healing
15 studies, 3 episodes on wound healing — reviewed, translated, woven together.
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- 2023
Bioelectronic microfluidic wound healing: a platform for investigating direct current stimulation of injured cell collectives
Sebastian Shaner, Anna Savelyeva, Anja Kvartuh, Nicole Jedrusik, Lukas Matter, José Leal, Maria AsplundThis study investigates how electrical stimulation can accelerate wound healing by mimicking the body's natural electric fields. Researchers developed a bioelectronic microfluidic platform to test the effects of direct…
- 2022
Hyaluronic Acid: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Trajectory, 2019
Ramesh C Gupta, Rajiv Lall, Ajay Srivastava, Anita SinhaThis narrative review summarizes the roles of hyaluronic acid (HA), a substance naturally found in many body tissues, especially joint cartilage and synovial fluid. HA is crucial for joint lubrication and the shock-abso…
- 2021
Parameter-Dependency of Low-Intensity Vibration for Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice
Rita E Roberts, Onur Bilgen, Rhonda D Kineman, Timothy J KohIn this animal study on diabetic mice, researchers investigated how different settings of low-intensity vibration affect wound healing. The mice were exposed to various combinations of vibration frequency and accelerati…
- 2020
Telocytes inhibited inflammatory factor expression and enhanced cell migration in LPS-induced skin wound healing models in vitro and in vivo
Lu Wang, Dongli Song, Chuanyuan Wei, Cheng Chen, Yanwen Yang, Xinyi Deng, Jianying GuThis study investigated the role of telocytes, a type of connective tissue cell, in skin wound healing. Using both mouse models and cell cultures, researchers explored how these cells behave in inflamed wounds. They fou…
- 2019
Hyaluronic Acid: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Trajectory
Ramesh C Gupta, Rajiv Lall, Ajay Srivastava, Anita SinhaThis narrative review explores hyaluronic acid (HA), a naturally occurring substance found in connective tissues and synovial fluid. HA is essential for joint lubrication and viscoelasticity, but its concentration and m…
- 2019
Oral Collagen Supplementation: A Systematic Review of Dermatological Applications
Franchesca D Choi, Calvin T Sung, Margit L W Juhasz, Natasha Atanaskova MesinkovskThis systematic review examined eleven clinical trials investigating the impact of oral collagen supplements on skin health. The findings suggest that collagen hydrolysates and peptides may improve skin elasticity, hydr…
- 2019
Tissue Regeneration from Mechanical Stretching of Cell–Cell Adhesion
Amir Monemian Esfahani, Jordan Rosenbohm, Keerthana Reddy, Xiaowei Jin, Tasneem Bouzid, Brandon Riehl, Eunju Kim, Jung…This narrative review explores how mechanical stretching can stimulate tissue regeneration and wound healing. Researchers have long known that cells respond to mechanical forces, but much of the focus has been on the co…
- 2017
Fibronectin in cell adhesion and migration via N-glycosylation
Cheng-Te Hsiao, Hung-Wei Cheng, Chi-Ming Huang, Hao-Ru Li, Meng-Hsin Ou, Jie-Rong Huang, Kay-Hooi Khoo, Helen Wenshin Y…Fibronectin is a protein in blood plasma that helps cells stick together and move, a process essential for wound healing. This study investigated how a specific chemical modification, called N-glycosylation, affects fib…
- 2015
Duration and Magnitude of Myofascial Release in 3-Dimensional Bioengineered Tendons: Effects on Wound Healing
Thanh V Cao, Michael R Hicks, Manal Zein-Hammoud, Paul R StandleyThis laboratory study investigated how myofascial release (MFR) affects wound healing in bioengineered tendons. Researchers created a wound in the tendon models and then applied different magnitudes and durations of str…
- 2015
Hyaluronic acid and wound healing
M G Neuman, R M Nanau, L Oruna-Sanchez, G CotoIn this systematic review, researchers compiled studies on hyaluronic acid (HA) and wound healing published from 2010–2014. The review found that HA is used for tissue regeneration, either alone or in combination with o…
- 2014
Low-intensity vibration improves angiogenesis and wound healing in diabetic mice
Eileen M Weinheimer-Haus, Stefan Judex, William J Ennis, Timothy J KohThis animal study investigated if whole-body low-intensity vibration (LIV) could improve chronic wound healing in diabetic mice. Mice with surgical wounds received either 30 minutes of daily vibration or a sham treatmen…
- 2014
Specific Sizes of Hyaluronan Oligosaccharides Stimulate Fibroblast Migration and Excisional Wound Repair
C Tolg, P Telmer, E TurleyHyaluronan (HA) is a molecule important for wound healing, and its effects appear to depend on its size. In this study using cell cultures and animal models, researchers investigated how specific, small fragments of HA…
- 2013
Hyaluronan: A Simple Polysaccharide with Diverse Biological Functions
Kevin T Dicker, Lisa A Gurski, Swati Pradhan-Bhatt, Robert L Witt, Mary C Farach-Carson, Xinqiao JiaThis review paper describes hyaluronan (HA), a simple sugar molecule found abundantly throughout the body's connective tissues. Despite its simple structure, HA has a surprising array of biological functions. It helps o…
- 2008
Differential effects of hyaluronan and its fragments on fibroblasts: Relation to wound healing
Maha David-Raoudi, Frederic Tranchepain, Brigitte Deschrevel, Jean-Claude Vincent, Patrick Bogdanowicz, Karim Boumedien…This lab study investigated how hyaluronan (HA) of different molecular sizes affects human fibroblast cells, which are key to wound healing. Researchers exposed fibroblasts to native HA and two smaller fragments. All th…
- 2002
Myofibroblasts and Mechanoregulation of Connective Tissue Remodelling
James J Tomasek, Giulio Gabbiani, Boris Hinz, Christine Chaponnier, Robert A BrownThis 2002 review article discusses the role of myofibroblasts, a specialized type of cell, in remodeling connective tissue. These cells are crucial for wound healing, but their behavior is not fully understood. They app…
Podcast
- Ep. 0-8
Episode on the basic principles of well-being
Your guide to the guide All episodes are available on Spotify, iTunes, and on the web here All of these episodes are about the basic principles of well-being. Life and flow are the foundation of well…
- Ep. 108
108. Healing through electricity, the fourth phase of water and how new perspectives open up new solutions
A 2023 Swedish study from Chalmers shows that electrical stimulation can speed up wound healing, even for hard-to-heal wounds in the elderly and diabetics. This leads to a conversation about electric…
- Ep. 077
77. How is Fascia affected by scars & how does the body's wound healing work?
New research on Fascia is really turning some previous truths upside down. Take scars, for example. Many have heard that you can't get rid of scars, and apparently, that's completely wrong. But what…