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ArticleMatrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology2021

ECM-regulation of autophagy: The yin and the yang of autophagy during wound healing.

Kyle Sylakowski, Alan Wells

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Article in Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Polymeric Nanoparticles for Wound Healing.Pharmaceutical nanotechnology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kyle SylakowskiDepartment of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States; VA Pittsburgh Healthcare Systems, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States.
Alan WellsDepartment of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States; VA Pittsburgh Healthcare Systems, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States; Department of Computational & Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States; UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States. Electronic address: Wellsa@upmc.edu.
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Spatial Segregation of Cell Functioning During MotilityR01GM069668 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WELLS, ALAN · 2004 to 2019
$4.7M
Dermal-Epidermal Communication during Wound HealingR01GM063569 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WELLS, ALAN · 2003 to 2018
$3.7M
Extended Release of Bioactive Factors to Treat Refractory WoundsR01NR016436 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WANG, YADONG · 2016 to 2020
$2.0M
Dermal-Epidermal Communication during Wound HealingR56GM063569 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WELLS, ALAN · 2008 to 2008
$341k
Molecular Regulation of Breast Cancer ProgressionI01BX003368 · VA · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · PI WELLS, ALAN · 2016 to 2023
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BLRD VA I01 BX003368NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM063569NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM069668NIGMS NIH HHS R56 GM063569NINR NIH HHS R01 NR016436
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wound healing is a complex sequence of tissue protection, replacement, and reorganization leading to regenerated tissue. Disruption of any of these steps results in the process being incomplete as an ulcer or over-exuberant as a hypertrophic scar. Over the past decade, it has become evident that the extracellular matrix and associated components orchestrate this process. However, the cellular events that are induced by the extracellular matrix to accomplish wound healing remain to be defined. Herein we propose that matrix-regulated cellular macro-autophagy is key to both the tissue replacement and resolution stages of healing by directing cellular function or apoptosis. Further, disruptions in matrix turnover alter autophagic function leading to chronic wounds or scarring. While the literature that directly investigates autophagy during wound healing is sparse, the emerging picture supports our proposing a model of the centrality of the matrix-autophagy modulation as central to physiologic and pathologic healing.

Indexed as

Cicatrix, HypertrophicWound HealingAutophagyExtracellular MatrixHumansChronic woundsDecorinMacro-autophagyMatricellular proteinsMitophagyScarsTenascin-C

Identifiers

PMID33421547
PMCPMC8257752
OpenAlexW3118519106

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