The systematic effects of chitosan on fibroblasts derived from hypertrophic scars and keloids

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 520-

  Lv, Chuan ^a   Dai, Haiying ^a   Xing, Xin ^a   Zhang, Jingde ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; INTERLEUKIN 8; MESSENGER RNA; PROCOLLAGEN C PROTEINASE; PROCOLLAGEN TYPE 3 AMINOPROPEPTIDE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; KELOID; LETTER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHITOSAN; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; COLLAGEN TYPE I; COLLAGEN TYPE III; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; FIBROBLASTS; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1; KELOID; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 84864216263     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.98098     Document Type: Letter

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