Overexpression of the gap junction protein Cx43 as found in diabetic foot ulcers can retard fibroblast migration

Cell Biology International

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 661-667

  Mendoza Naranjo, Ariadna ^a   Cormie, Peter ^a   Serrano, Antonio E ^a   Wang, Chuihui M ^a   Thrasivoulou, Christopher ^a   Sutcliffe, Jessica E S ^a   Gilmartin, Daniel J ^a   Tsui, Janice ^a   Serena, Thomas E ^b   Phillips, Anthony R J ^c   Becker, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CoDa Therapeutics Inc ^*  (United States)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antisense; Chronic wound; Connexin 43; Diabetic foot ulcer; Migration; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; GLUCOSE; MANNITOL; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; OCCLUDIN; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZONULAR OCCLUDIN 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; FIBROBLAST; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SKIN BIOPSY; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

RATTUS;

EID: 84862840213     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: 10958355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CBI20110628     Document Type: Article

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