概要
瘢痕疙瘩是常见病理性皮肤愈合, 极难预防和根治。临床发现黑色素细胞活性较高的深肤色人群具有瘢痕疙瘩易感性, 提示黑色素细胞可能参与其形成过程。瘢痕疙瘩主要由成纤维细胞中TGF-β/Smads通路异常激活所致, 而文献报道黑色素细胞分泌物能激活成纤维细胞中TGF-β信号, 但机制不明。我们前期研究发现携带特定miRNAs的黑色素细胞外泌体可激活成纤维细胞内TGF-β/Smads通路, 从而促进瘢痕疙瘩形成。本研究将从细胞间对话角度揭示深肤色人群易感瘢痕疙瘩的内在机理。
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This work is supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. LQ22H150005) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81873937).
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Shen, Z., Shao, J., Sun, J. et al. Exosomes released by melanocytes modulate fibroblasts to promote keloid formation: a pilot study. J. Zhejiang Univ. Sci. B 23, 699–704 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.B2200036
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