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SUBMITTER: Latifa K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4942564 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Latifa Khlifi K Sondess Sahli S Hajer Graiet G Manel Ben-Hadj-Mohamed BH Souhir Khelil K Nadia Bouzidi B Abir Jaballah J Salima Ferchichi F Abdelhedi Miled M
Scientific reports 20160711
Pressure ulcer (PU) remains a common worldwide problem in all health care settings, it is synonymous with suffering. PU is a complex disease that is dependent on a number of interrelated factors. It involves multiple mechanisms such as physiological risk factors, chronic inflammation, oxidant-antioxidant imbalance and proteolytic attack on extracellular matrix by matrix metalloproteinases (MMP). Therefore, we propose that these wounds lead to molecular variations that can be detected by assessin ...[more]