TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Wound Healing Process A1 - Dunn, Sharon L. A2 - McCulloch, Joseph M. A2 - Kloth, Luther C. Y1 - 2010 N1 - T2 - Wound Healing Evidence-Based Management, 4e AB - Wound healing consists of a symphony of events that, when well orchestrated, results in reepithelialization of the skin and restoration of its barrier function. The first event after wounding is the establishment of hemostasis by plugging the defect with a fibrin clot. This is followed by overlapping stages of inflammation, repair (proliferation), and remodeling (Fig. 2.1). Cellular and humoral mediators conduct the symphony and consist of inflammatory cells (neutrophils, lymphocytes, mast cells, and monocytes/macrophages); repair cells (fibroblasts, myofibroblasts, and fibrocytes); epithelial cells (keratinocytes); and soluble proteins (cytokines, chemokines, enzymes, and growth factors). The extracellular matrix (ECM) provides the stage on which these mediators play, serving as a physical scaffold for repair and presenting a milieu of protein intermediates. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184829273 ER -