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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-12-25
pubmed:abstractText
One of the differences between fetal and adult skin healing is the ability of fetal wounds heal without contraction and scar formation. Extracellular matrix (ECM) provides a substratum for cells adhesion, migration, and proliferation and can directly influence the form and function of cells. As motility is essential for many important biological events, including wound healing, inflammatory response, embryonic development, and tumor metastasis, this study was designed to compare the motilities cultured dermal fetal and neonatal fibroblasts in the extracellular matrix. The motility of cultured fetal and neonatal fibroblasts was compared using a video-microscopy system that was developed in combination with a self-designed CO2 mini-incubator. To determine migration speed, cells were viewed with a 4X phase-contrast lens and video recorded. Images were captured using a color CCD camera and saved in 8-bit full-color mode. We found that cultured fetal fibroblasts move faster than neonatal fibroblast on type I collagen (fetal fibroblast, 15.1 micrometer/hr; neonatal fibroblast, 13.7 micrometer/hr), and in fibronectin (fetal fibroblast, 13.2 micrometer/hr; neonatal fibroblast, 13.0 micrometer/hr) and hyaluronic acid (fetal fibroblast, 11 micrometer/hr; neonatal fibroblast, 9.8 micrometer/hr).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0513-5796
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
587-94
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparative study on motility of the cultured fetal and neonatal dermal fibroblasts in extracellular matrix.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Institute for Human Tissue Restoration, Yonsei University College of Medicine, C.P.O. Box 8044, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study