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2021, Volume 5, Issue 4: 264-278. doi: 10.3934/Allergy.2021020
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The role of miRNAs in the inflammatory phase of skin wound healing

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    Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
  • 2.
    Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
  • 3.
    Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
  • Received: 18 October 2021 Accepted: 02 December 2021 Published: 06 December 2021

  • Wound healing (WH) is a fundamental physiological process to keep the integrity of the skin, therefore impaired and chronic WH is a common and severe medical problem and represent one of the biggest challenges of public health. The resolution of the WH inflammatory phase is characterized by a complex series of events that involves many cellular types, especially neutrophils, macrophages and inflammatory mediators, which are crucial for a correct wound closure. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play essential roles in wound repair. In fact, miR-142 is linked to inflammation modulating neutrophils' chemotaxis and polarization, while the polarization of M1 toward the M2 phenotype is driven by miR-223 and miR-132 is linked to chemokines and cytokines that activate endothelial cells and attract leukocytes and peripheral cells to the damage site. Thus, understanding the dysregulation of miRNAs in WH will be decisive for the development of new and more effective therapies for the management of chronic wounds.

    Citation: Federica Serra, Lisa Aielli, Erica Costantini. The role of miRNAs in the inflammatory phase of skin wound healing[J]. AIMS Allergy and Immunology, 2021, 5(4): 264-278. doi: 10.3934/Allergy.2021020

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  • Wound healing (WH) is a fundamental physiological process to keep the integrity of the skin, therefore impaired and chronic WH is a common and severe medical problem and represent one of the biggest challenges of public health. The resolution of the WH inflammatory phase is characterized by a complex series of events that involves many cellular types, especially neutrophils, macrophages and inflammatory mediators, which are crucial for a correct wound closure. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play essential roles in wound repair. In fact, miR-142 is linked to inflammation modulating neutrophils' chemotaxis and polarization, while the polarization of M1 toward the M2 phenotype is driven by miR-223 and miR-132 is linked to chemokines and cytokines that activate endothelial cells and attract leukocytes and peripheral cells to the damage site. Thus, understanding the dysregulation of miRNAs in WH will be decisive for the development of new and more effective therapies for the management of chronic wounds.


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