Fibroblasts cocultured with keloid keratinocytes: Normal fibroblasts secrete collagen in a keloidlike manner

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 283, Issue 1 52-1, 2002, Pages

  Lim, Ivor Jiun ^a,e   Phan, Toan Thang ^b   Bay, Boon Huat ^a   Qi, Robert ^a   Huynh, Hung ^c   Tan, Walter Tiang Lee ^d   Lee, Seng Teik ^c   Longaker, Michael Thornton ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Epithelial mesenchymal interactions; Keloids; Keratinocyte induction; Serum free coculture

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; PROCOLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; CELL LYSATE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KELOID; KERATINOCYTE; MESENCHYME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SCAR FORMATION;

EID: 0036086236     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00555.2001     Document Type: Article

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