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SUBMITTER: Guo X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4437307 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Guo Xiaowei X Jiang Xupin X Ren Xi X Sun Huanbo H Zhang Dongxia D Zhang Qiong Q Zhang Jiaping J Huang Yuesheng Y
Scientific reports 20150519
The endogenous electric field (EF)-directed migration of keratinocytes (galvanotaxis) into wounds is an essential step in wound re-epithelialization. Hypoxia, which occurs immediately after injury, acts as an early stimulus to initiate the healing process; however, the mechanisms for this effect, remain elusive. We show here that the galvanotactic migration of keratinocytes was enhanced by hypoxia preconditioning as a result of the increased directionality rather than the increased motility of k ...[more]