title: [The role of macrophages in wound age estimation during the wound healing process].
abstract: The article reviewed the advance and the forensic meaning of macrophage on the wound age estimation during the wound healing process in resent years. It has also been summarized the relationship between macrophages and wound age estimation on the expression of cytokines derived from macrophages, the changes of macrophage phenotypes and the development process of phagosomes in macrophages after wounding. It is suggested that some regular and characteristic changes of macrophage should be a useful mark to wound age estimation and reminds therefore further study in this field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Xue-feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hui-jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D010588:Phagosomes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D010641:Phenotype; D013997:Time Factors; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016753:Interleukin-10