Chronic ulcers are a leading cause of morbidity in diabetic patients. Diabetes is associated with major changes in the wound microenvironment and disruption of normal wound healing process, characterized by a prolonged inflammatory phase with elevated levels of wound proteases and increased degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM) components [1]. This impedes wound healing due to a lack of provisional matrix, impaired recruitment and survival of endothelial (EC) and endothelial precursor (EPC) cells, and insufficient neovascularization, resulting in delayed healing. Therefore, strategies focused on restoring the diabetic wound microenvironment by decreasing ECM degradation and promoting neovascularization are promising for development of new therapies to treat chronic diabetic ulcers.
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ASME 2009 Summer Bioengineering Conference
June 17–21, 2009
Lake Tahoe, California, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Bioengineering Division
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978-0-7918-4891-3
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Angiogenic Nanoscaffold Accelerates Diabetic Wound Healing and Improves Wound Tissue Strength in db/db Mice Available to Purchase
Swathi Balaji,
Swathi Balaji
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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Abdul Q. Sheikh,
Abdul Q. Sheikh
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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Lee Morris,
Lee Morris
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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Foong Y. Lim,
Foong Y. Lim
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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Timothy M. Crombleholme,
Timothy M. Crombleholme
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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Daria A. Narmoneva
Daria A. Narmoneva
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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Swathi Balaji
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Abdul Q. Sheikh
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Lee Morris
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Foong Y. Lim
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Timothy M. Crombleholme
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Daria A. Narmoneva
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Paper No:
SBC2009-206874, pp. 1173-1174; 2 pages
Published Online:
July 19, 2013
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Balaji, S, Sheikh, AQ, Morris, L, Lim, FY, Crombleholme, TM, & Narmoneva, DA. "Angiogenic Nanoscaffold Accelerates Diabetic Wound Healing and Improves Wound Tissue Strength in db/db Mice." Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Summer Bioengineering Conference. ASME 2009 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B. Lake Tahoe, California, USA. June 17–21, 2009. pp. 1173-1174. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/SBC2009-206874
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