ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025
The role of macrophages in hypertrophic scarring: molecular to therapeutic insights.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Macrophage mechanobiology: from sensing to disease.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Immune cells in keloids: mechanisms and potential treatments.Annals of medicine · 2026Review
- A CD14-Targeting In Situ Hydrogel Directs Macrophage Reprogramming to Minimize Scar Formation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- POSTN(+) fibroblasts and SPP1(+) macrophages in scar formation: A review of mechanisms and therapeutic targets (Review).Molecular medicine reports · 2026Review
- Objective and Non-Invasive Evaluation of Fascial Layers Related to Surgical or Post-Traumatic Scars: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- [Extracellular matrix materials and tissue regeneration and repair].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026Review
- Bioactive granular hydrogels for infection control and immune microenvironment remodeling in wound regeneration.Regenerative biomaterials · 2026Article
- Delivered baicalein immunomodulatory hydrogel with dual properties of pH-responsive and anti-infection orchestrates pro-regenerative response of macrophages for enhanced hypertrophic scars therapy.Materials today. Bio · 2025Article
- Comprehensive Profiling of Cytokines and Growth Factors: Pathogenic Roles and Clinical Applications in Autoimmune Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Gut microbiota-derived metabolites in keloid and hypertrophic scarring.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Review
- Macrophages in rosacea: pathogenesis and therapeutic potential.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Hypertrophic Scar (HS) is a common fibrotic disease of the skin, usually caused by injury to the deep dermis due to trauma, burns, or surgical injury. The main feature of HS is the thickening and hardening of the skin, often accompanied by itching and pain, which seriously affects the patient's quality of life. Macrophages are involved in all stages of HS genesis through phenotypic changes. M1-type macrophages primarily function in the early inflammatory phase by secreting pro-inflammatory factors, while M2-type macrophages actively contribute to tissue repair and fibrosis. Despite advances in understanding HS pathogenesis, the precise mechanisms linking macrophage phenotypic changes to fibrosis remain incompletely elucidated. This review addresses these gaps by discussing the pathological mechanisms of HS formation, the phenotypic changes of macrophages at different stages of HS formation, and the pathways through which macrophages influence HS progression. Furthermore, emerging technologies for HS treatment and novel therapeutic strategies targeting macrophages are highlighted, offering potential avenues for improved prevention and treatment of HS.
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