Wound repair is a complex biological process involving cell migration, proliferation and differentiation of multiple cell types. A number of growth factors, receptors, matrix molecules and ...
With that enhanced view the researchers could trace how a small subtype of skin cells (keratinocytes) switch their function to start behaving like a type of support cell (fibroblast) that creates ...
The mechanisms underlying skin renewal are still poorly understood. Interleukin-38 (IL-38), a protein involved in regulating inflammatory responses, could be a game changer. A team has observed it for ...