title: EDA Fibronectin in Keloids Create a Vicious Cycle of Fibrotic Tumor Formation.
abstract: During the early phase of wound healing, first plasma fibronectin (FN) and then in situ FN are deposited at the site of injury. In situ FN--FN made by tissue cells at the injury site--often contains an extra domain A (EDA) insert. Multiple wound-related signal transduction pathways control the deposition of EDA FN, and the EDA insert can in turn trigger pathways that induce inflammation, increased extracellular matrix molecule deposition including FN and collagen, and activation of fibroblasts. Together these pathways can create a vicious cycle that leads to fibrosis or keloid formation.
authors.affiliation: Center for Cell Biology & Cancer Research, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Rhiannon M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kelsh
authors.affiliation: Center for Cell Biology & Cancer Research, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA. Electronic address: McKeowP@mail.amc.edu.
authors.forename: Paula J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: McKeown-Longo
authors.affiliation: Departments of Dermatology and Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA. Electronic address: richard.clark@sunysb.edu.
authors.forename: Richard A F
authors.initials: RAF
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D053331:Ectodysplasins / Q000235:genetics*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology*; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000235:genetics*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007627:Keloid / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D053331:Ectodysplasins; D005353:Fibronectins