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Acta Pharmacologica Sinica 2005 March; 26 (3): 259-264; doi: 10.1111/j.1745-7254.2005.00058.x |
| Review | [ Full text ] |
| Nitric oxide: a newly discovered function on wound healing |
| Jian-dong LUO1,2, Alex F CHEN1,3 1Departments of Pharmacology and Neurology
and the Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing,
MI 48824-1317, USA; 2Department of Pharmacology, Guangzhou
Medical College, Guangzhou 510182, China |
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Wound healing impairment represents a particularly challenging clinical problem to which no efficacious treatment regimens currently exist. The factors ensuring appropriate intercellular communication during wound repair are not completely understood. Although protein-type mediators are well-established players in this process, emerging evidence from both animal and human studies indicates that nitric oxide (NO) plays a key role in wound repair. The beneficial effects of NO on wound repair may be attributed to its functional influences on angiogenesis, inflammation, cell proliferation, matrix deposition, and remodeling. Recent findings from in vitro and in vivo studies of NO on wound repair are summarized in this review. The unveiled novel mechanisms support the use of NO-containing agents and/or NO synthase gene therapy as new therapeutic regimens for impaired wound healing. |
Keywords: angiogenesis; inflammation; nitric oxide; proliferation; wound healing |
| 3 Correspondence to Alex F CHEN. Phn 1-517-432-2730. Fax 1-517-353-8915. E-mail chenal@msu.edu Received 2004-08-14 Accepted 2004-12-14 |
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