ArticleThe American journal of pathology2001
Mechanical tension controls granulation tissue contractile activity and myofibroblast differentiation.
Article in The American journal of pathology, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04320355 (Exploring the Effects of Soft Tissue Manual Therapy on the Viscoelastic Properties, Pressure Sensitivity and Touch Sensitivity of the Caesarean Section Scar), which is not on this map. Cited by 250 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Exploring the Effects of Soft Tissue Manual Therapy on the Viscoelastic Properties, Pressure Sensitivity and Touch Sensitivity of the Caesarean Section Scar
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250 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Assessment of Capsular Contracture Based on Morphological Change of Breast Implant Using Computed Tomography.Archives of plastic surgery · 2025Article
- Advanced biomaterial strategies for overcoming age-associated wound healing impairments.APL bioengineering · 2025Review
- Myofibroblast-like Cells and Junctional Complex Development Play a Role in Mouse Pubic Symphysis Remodeling During Pregnancy and Postpartum.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Dermal fibroblast-derived extracellular matrix (ECM) synergizes with keratinocytes in promoting re-epithelization and scarless healing of skin wounds: Towards optimized skin tissue engineering.Bioactive materials · 2025Article
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Abstract
We have examined the role of mechanical tension in myofibroblast differentiation using two in vivo rat models. In the first model, granulation tissue was subjected to an increase in mechanical tension by splinting a full-thickness wound with a plastic frame. Myofibroblast features, such as stress fiber formation, expression of ED-A fibronectin and alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) appeared earlier in splinted than in unsplinted wounds. Myofibroblast marker expression decreased in control wounds starting at 10 days after wounding as expected, but persisted in splinted wounds. In the second model, granuloma pouches were induced by subcutaneous croton oil injection; pouches were either left intact or released from tension by evacuation of the exudate at 14 days. The expression of myofibroblast markers was reduced after tension release in the following sequence: F-actin (2 days), alpha-SMA (3 days), and ED-A fibronectin (5 days); cell density was not affected. In both models, isometric contraction of tissue strips was measured after stimulation with smooth muscle agonists. Contractility correlated always with the level of alpha-SMA expression, being high when granulation tissue had been subjected to tension and low when it had been relaxed. Our results support the assumption that mechanical tension is crucial for myofibroblast modulation and for the maintenance of their contractile activity.
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