Transition from inflammation to proliferation: a critical step during wound healing

• Published in: Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS Vol. 73; no. 20; pp. 3861 - 3885
• Main Authors: Landén, Ning Xu, Li, Dongqing, Ståhle, Mona
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.10.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animals; Biochemistry; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Cell adhesion & migration; Cell Biology; Cell Proliferation - genetics; Disease Models, Animal; Drug therapy; Humans; Inflammation; Inflammation - genetics; Inflammation - pathology; Life Sciences; Models, Biological; phase transition; Phase transitions; Review; Skin - pathology; Therapeutic applications; tissue repair; Ulcers; Wound healing; Wound Healing - genetics; Bioactive lipid mediator; Reactive oxygen species; MicroRNA; Transcription factor; Fibroblast; Toll-like receptor; Macrophage
• ISSN: 1420-682X; 1420-9071
• DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2268-0

The ability to rapidly restore the integrity of a broken skin barrier is critical and is the ultimate goal of therapies for hard-to-heal-ulcers. Unfortunately effective treatments to enhance healing and reduce scarring are still lacking. A deeper understanding of the physiology of normal repair and of the pathology of delayed healing is a prerequisite for the development of more effective therapeutic interventions. Transition from the inflammatory to the proliferative phase is a key step during healing and accumulating evidence associates a compromised transition with wound healing disorders. Thus, targeting factors that impact this phase transition may offer a rationale for therapeutic development. This review summarizes mechanisms regulating the inflammation–proliferation transition at cellular and molecular levels. We propose that identification of such mechanisms will reveal promising targets for development of more effective therapies.