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ReviewTranslational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine2021

Cutaneous innervation in impaired diabetic wound healing.

Nicole C Nowak, Daniela M Menichella, Richard Miller, Amy S Paller

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Review in Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers.

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77citing papers in PubMed
10.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

77 citing papers in PubMed, 127 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling in Diabetic Complications: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicole C NowakDepartment of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Daniela M MenichellaDepartment of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Richard MillerDepartment of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Amy S PallerDepartment of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: apaller@northwestern.edu.
Northwestern University · US

Funding

Neuron-Keratinocyte Communication in the Epidermis in Normal and Diabetic Wound HealingR01AR077691 · NIAMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI MENICHELLA, DANIELA M, PALLER, AMY S · 2020 to 2023
$2.6M
Cellular and Molecular Role of CXCR4 signaling in Painful Diabetic NeuropathyR01NS104295 · NINDS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI MENICHELLA, DANIELA M · 2018 to 2022
$2.5M
Glycosphingolipids Mediate Diabetic Wound Healing ImpairmentR01AR068375 · NIAMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI PALLER, AMY S · 2016 to 2020
$2.1M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR068375NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR077691NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS104295
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes is associated with several potential comorbidities, among them impaired wound healing, chronic ulcerations, and the requirement for lower extremity amputation. Disease-associated abnormal cellular responses, infection, immunological and microvascular dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy are implicated in the pathogenesis of the wound healing impairment and the diabetic foot ulcer. The skin houses a dense network of sensory nerve afferents and nerve-derived modulators, which communicate with epidermal keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts bidirectionally to effect normal wound healing after trauma. However, the mechanisms through which cutaneous innervation modulates wound healing are poorly understood, especially in humans. Better understanding of these mechanisms may provide the basis for targeted treatments for chronic diabetic wounds. This review provides an overview of wound healing pathophysiology with a focus on neural involvement in normal and diabetic wound healing, as well as future therapeutic perspectives to address the unmet needs of diabetic patients with chronic wounds.

Indexed as

Wound HealingAnimalsDenervationDiabetes MellitusDisease Models, AnimalHumansNeuropeptidesSensory Receptor CellsSkinNeuropeptides

Identifiers

PMID34029747
PMCPMC8380642
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