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ArticleScientific reports2021

Extracellular matrix and cellular senescence in venous leg ulcers.

Debbie X E Lim, Toby Richards, Muholan Kanapathy, Thankiah Sudhaharan, Graham D Wright, Anthony R J Phillips, David L Becker

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. 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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9citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Dysregulated S100A9 Expression Impairs Matrix Deposition in Chronic Wounds.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  9. Cellular Senescence in Aging, Tissue Repair, and Regeneration.Plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Debbie X E LimLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, 11 Mandalay Road, Singapore City, Singapore.
Toby RichardsFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Muholan KanapathyDivision of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK.
Thankiah SudhaharanMicroscopy Platform, Research Support Centre, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore City, Singapore.
Graham D WrightMicroscopy Platform, Research Support Centre, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore City, Singapore.
Anthony R J PhillipsSchool of Biological Sciences, Auckland University, Auckland, New Zealand.
David L BeckerLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, 11 Mandalay Road, Singapore City, Singapore. david.becker@ntu.edu.sg.
Agency for Science, Technology and Research · SGNanyang Technological University · SGUniversity College London · GBUniversity of Auckland · NZUniversity of Western Australia · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High prevalence of non-healing chronic wounds contributes to a huge healthcare burden across the world. Early treatment interventions for non-healing wounds are vital. It was previously shown that accumulation of 15% or more of senescent cells in a chronic wound edge is an indicator that the wound is unlikely to heal. However, determining the presence of senescent cells would require invasive procedures such as tissue biopsies to be taken. In this study, we found a strong correlation between decreased collagen area and presence of senescent cells in human chronic wounds i.e. venous leg ulcer (VLU), diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) and pressure ulcer (PRU). We also report that the lowest collagen levels were found in VLU patients less than 60 years of age, with a persistent wound of > 24 months. Elevated levels of senescent cells were also found in VLU of males. Second harmonic imaging of collagen at the edge of chronic wounds with a handheld multiphoton device could be used to predict the number of senescent cells, indicating if the wound is on a healing trajectory or not. Our data support the use of collagen imaging in cutaneous wound assessment for a faster and non-invasive method to predict cellular senescence and determining wound trajectory of healing.

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Cellular SenescenceWound HealingAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesCollagenDiabetic FootExtracellular MatrixFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPressure UlcerPrognosisCollagen

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PMID34635751
PMCPMC8505655
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