To Scar or Not to Scar
Richard A.F. Clark
Abstract
A recent study delineates a pathway that is critical to the fibrotic response during wound healing that leads to scarring. Disruption of this pathway with the drug verteporfin eliminated the fibrotic response in an animal model.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineVerteporfinWound healingAnimal modelFibrosisScarsSurgeryDermatologyPathologyInternal medicineVisual acuityChoroidal neovascularizationWound Healing and TreatmentsSilk-based biomaterials and applicationsBurn Injury Management and Outcomes