ArticleExperimental dermatology2026
MFAP4 Promotes Scar Formation by Regulating Macrophage-Myofibroblast Transformation Through Activation of the TGF-β/Smad3 Signalling Pathway.
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Hypertrophic scar is a pathological consequence of abnormal wound healing, marked by excessive fibroblast proliferation and extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation. Macrophage-to-myofibroblast transformation (MMT) plays a key role in this process, but its regulatory mechanisms remain under investigation. This study found that microfibril-associated protein 4 (MFAP4) is significantly upregulated in mice scar tissue and is closely associated with the MMT process. In a mouse excision injury model, knockdown of MFAP4 in vivo macrophages using adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated RNA interference significantly reduced dermal thickening and disorganized collagen fibre deposition in mice scar tissues. Macrophage infiltration, expression of the myofibroblast marker α-SMA, and the proportion of MMT cells (F4/80
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