Tanshinon IIA injection accelerates tissue expansion by reducing the formation of the fibrous capsule.

The tissue expansion technique has been applied to obtain new skin tissue to repair large defects in clinical practice. The implantation of tissue expander could initiate a host response to foreign body (FBR), which leads to fibrotic encapsulation around the expander and prolongs the period of tissu...

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Main Authors: Qingxiong Yu, Lingling Sheng, Mei Yang, Ming Zhu, Xiaolu Huang, Qingfeng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4144912?pdf=render