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ArticleAnimal models and experimental medicine2021

In-depth examination of hyperproliferative healing in two breeds of

Colton H Funkhouser, Liam D Kirkpatrick, Robert D Smith, Lauren T Moffatt, Jeffrey W Shupp, Bonnie C Carney

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Article in Animal models and experimental medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Characterization of cutaneous wound healing in swine.JID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health · 2026
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Colton H FunkhouserFirefighters' Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory MedStar Health Research Institute Washington District of Columbia USA.
Liam D KirkpatrickFirefighters' Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory MedStar Health Research Institute Washington District of Columbia USA.
Robert D SmithFirefighters' Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory MedStar Health Research Institute Washington District of Columbia USA.
Lauren T MoffattFirefighters' Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory MedStar Health Research Institute Washington District of Columbia USA.
Jeffrey W ShuppFirefighters' Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory MedStar Health Research Institute Washington District of Columbia USA.
Bonnie C CarneyFirefighters' Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory MedStar Health Research Institute Washington District of Columbia USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2292-4960
MedStar Health · USGeorgetown University · USMedStar Washington Hospital Center · US

Funding

Chemiexcitation: A New Mode of Skin DiseaseR01AR070851 · NIAMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI BRASH, DOUGLAS E · 2017 to 2020
$1.7M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR070851
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Wound healing can result in various outcomes, including hypertrophic scar (HTS). Pigs serve as models to study wound healing as their skin shares physiologic similarity with humans. Yorkshire (Yk) and Duroc (Dc) pigs have been used to mimic normal and abnormal wound healing, respectively. The reason behind this differential healing phenotype was explored here. Methods: Excisional wounds were made on Dc and Yk pigs and were sampled and imaged for 98 days. PCR arrays were used to determine differential gene expression. Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS) scores were given. Re-epithelialization was analyzed. H&E, Mason's trichrome, and immunostains were used to determine cellularity, collagen content, and blood vessel density, respectively. Results: Yk wounds heal to a "port wine" HTS, resembling scarring in Fitzpatrick skin types (FST) I-III. Dc wounds heal to a dyspigmented, non-pliable HTS, resembling scarring in FST IV-VI. Gene expression during wound healing was differentially regulated versus uninjured skin in 40/80 genes, 15 of which differed between breeds. Yk scars had a higher VSS score at all time points. Yk and Dc wounds had equivalent re-epithelialization, collagen disorganization, and blood vessel density. Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate that Dc and Yk pigs can produce HTS. Wound creation and healing were consistent among breeds, and differences in gene expression were not sufficient to explain differences in resulting scar phenotype. Both pig breeds should be used in animal models to investigate novel therapeutics to provide insight into a treatment's effectiveness on various skin types.

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Cicatrix, HypertrophicSus scrofaAnimalsRe-EpithelializationSkinSwineWound Healinganimal modelsburnsFitzpatrick skin typehypertrophic scarwound healing

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PMID34977492
PMCPMC8690996
OpenAlexW3215853937

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