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ArticleInternational wound journal2019

Imiquimod regulating Th1 and Th2 cell-related chemokines to inhibit scar hyperplasia.

Baoguo Chen, Huichao Li, Wei Xia

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Article in International wound journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. [Research advances on pharmacological interventions for hypertrophic scar].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Baoguo ChenBurs and Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliate Hospital of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Huichao LiBurs and Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliate Hospital of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Wei XiaPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Former Fourth Military Medical Hospital, Xian, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital · CNAir Force Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunological factors play important roles in the occurrence of hypertrophic scars. Imiquimod can be used as an immunosuppressive agent to regulate the function of T-helper (Th) cell subsets Th1 and Th2. In this article, we explored the impact of imiquimod on scar hyperplasia through Th cells. A rabbit ear hypertrophic scar model was built. Four round wounds were cut in each rabbit's ears ventrally with a diameter of 1 cm and bilateral symmetry. All the right ear wounds were treated with 5% imiquimod cream. The blank control group contained all the left ear wounds, which were treated with Vaseline ointment at the same time. Haematoxylin and eosin and Masson staining showed that imiquimod collagen deposition was significantly reduced compared with the control group, scar index (SEI) showed that the proliferative degree reached its peak on the 28th day after operation in blank group, and the degree of hyperplasia was significantly higher than that of the imiquimod group (P < .05). Real-time Polymerase chain reaction results showed that the imiquimod induced the expression of Th2 cell-related chemokines CCL2, CCL3, CCL5, CCL7, and CCL13 at each time point, which were significantly lower than that of the blank control group, and the expressions of Th1 cell-associated chemokines CXCL10 and CXCL12 at each time point was significantly higher than the blank control group (P < .05). Imiquimod can be used to regulate the expression of Th1 and Th2 cell-associated chemokines to control scar hyperplasia.

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Adjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsChemokinesCicatrix, HypertrophicCollagenImiquimodModels, AnimalOintmentsRabbitsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTh1 CellsTh2 CellsAdjuvants, ImmunologicChemokinesCollagenImiquimodOintmentsRNA, Messengerchemokineshypertrophic scarimiquimodTh1 cellsTh2 cells

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PMID31475447
PMCPMC7948728
OpenAlexW2971959264

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