Role of macrophages in normal wound healing: an overview.
Macrophages play an essential role during inflammation in normal wound healing. They promote the recruitment and proliferation of fibroblasts, and express some of the key growth factors that stimulate angiogenesis.
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Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust, UK.
D000818:Animals; D003646:Debridement; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000502:physiology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000502:physiology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D017592:Skin Care; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy
D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins