Interleukin-6 stimulates Akt and p38 MAPK phosphorylation and fibroblast migration in non-diabetic but not diabetic mice.

Persistent inflammatory environment and abnormal macrophage activation are characteristics of chronic diabetic wounds. Here, we attempted to characterize the differences in macrophage activation and temporal variations in cytokine expression in diabetic and non-diabetic wounds, with a focus on inter...

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Main Authors: Tsubame Nishikai-Yan Shen, Shigeyuki Kanazawa, Makiko Kado, Kayoko Okada, Lin Luo, Ayato Hayashi, Hiroshi Mizuno, Rica Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5441644?pdf=render