title: Understanding the role of immune regulation in wound healing.
abstract: The immune system plays an integral role in successful wound healing. In addition to contributing to host defenses and inflammation, immune cells are critical regulators of wound healing through the secretion of cytokines, lymphokines, and growth factors. We review the mechanisms by which the immune system regulates wound healing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 2401 West Belvedere Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21215, USA.
authors.forename: Julie E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barbul
mesh_terms: D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000502:physiology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000502:physiology*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000276:immunology*