Hyperglycaemic conditions decrease cultured keratinocyte mobility: implications for impaired wound healing in patients with diabetes

Lan, C-C E; Liu, I-H; Fang, A-H; Wen, C-H; Wu, C-S

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08789.x

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Hyperglycaemic conditions decrease cultured keratinocyte mobility: implications for impaired wound healing in patients with diabetes.

Published in The British journal of dermatology • Nov 1, 2008

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Authors:

C-C E Lan

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I-H Liu

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A-H Fang

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Elevated blood glucose in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) leads to complications including poor wound healing. Proper keratinocyte migration and proliferation are the crucial steps during re-epithelialization. We hypothesize that the impaired wound healing in patients with DM is due...

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