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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"diabetic wound"”.
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Nanofiber-based therapy for diabetic wound healing: a mechanistic study
Chronic diabetic wounds are a serious complication of diabetes mellitus, representing more than 27% of total annual diabetic health care costs which exceed $116 billion annually in the US alone. Diminished infiltration of new blood vessels (neovascularization) into the wound is a major factor …
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Gene therapy in a new model of delayed wound healing
Diabetes wounds result in significant morbidity, prolonged hospitalization and huge health care expenses. As of yet, no optimal animal models of diabetic wound healing exist to study potential beneficial therapies. Porcine wound healing is very similar to human wound healing. We stipulated that by …
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Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of the Angiogenic Effect of Poly(methacrylic acid-co-methyl methacrylate) Beads
… previously shown to have a therapeutic effect on wound closure through the promotion of angiogenesis. However, it was unclear how this polymer elicited its beneficial properties. The goal of this thesis was to characterize the host response to MAA beads by identifying molecules of interest …