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ArticleInternational wound journal2026

Enhanced Wound Healing Through Air-Break Augmentation of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Combined With Adipose-Derived Stromal Cell Transplantation in a Murine Model.

Eun Hee Ha, Heewoong Yang, Soohyun Kim, Jeong Eun Shin, Ji-Yeon Bae, Ki Yong Hong, Hak Chang

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Article in International wound journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Eun Hee HaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
Heewoong YangDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
Soohyun KimDepartment of Interdisciplinary Program in Stem Cell Biology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Jeong Eun ShinDepartment of Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Ji-Yeon BaeDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
Ki Yong HongDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8579-0237
Hak ChangDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.

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National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2025-23323503Seoul National University Hospital 0320220420
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Abstract

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) enhances wound healing by promoting angiogenesis and reducing hypoxia. However, the role of air-breaks-intermittent exposures to ambient air during HBOT-remains unclear. We investigated the effects of air-breaks on HBOT-mediated wound healing, particularly in combination with adipose-derived stromal cells (ASCs). Full-thickness wounds were created in C57BL/6 mice (n = 36) and assigned to control, HBOT (1 h/day, 2 ATA for 11 days), or HBOT with a 10-min air-break groups. In a second experiment, we evaluated ASC treatment combined with HBOT and air-breaks. Wound healing was assessed via gross examination, histology and gene expression analysis of collagen type 1 alpha 1 (Col1a1), hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (Hif1a) and tumour necrosis factor (Tnf-α). Compared with HBOT alone, air-breaks significantly improved wound closure, epithelial regeneration and collagen deposition (p < 0.05). Gene analysis showed higher Col1a1 expression and lower Hif1a and Tnf-α levels in the air-break group. In ASC-treated wounds, air-breaks further accelerated healing, enhancing collagen synthesis and reducing hypoxia and inflammation. These findings suggest that incorporating air-breaks into HBOT protocols improves wound healing outcomes, both generally and in ASC-based therapies, by modulating collagen production, hypoxia and inflammation, and could optimise HBOT efficacy, particularly in cell-based regenerative therapies.

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Adipose TissueHyperbaric OxygenationStromal CellsWound HealingWounds and InjuriesAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDiving and Hyperbaric MedicineMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLadipose‐derived stromal cellsair‐breakhyperbaric oxygen therapywound healing

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PMID41877624
PMCPMC13140490

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