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. 2025 Sep 8;26(17):8745. doi: 10.3390/ijms26178745
ABI ankle–brachial index
AGE advanced glycation end-product
AKT1 an isoform of the serine/threonine protein kinase B
BMP bone morphogenetic protein
CEAP Clinical–Etiological–Anatomical–Pathophysiological classification
CFF cell-free filtrate
CVD chronic venous disease
CircRNA circular RNA
CW chronic wound
CWF chronic-wound-derived fibroblast
DAMPs damage-associated molecular patterns
DFU diabetic foot ulcer
DNMT DNA methyltransferase
ECM extracellular matrix
FGF fibroblast growth factor
GT granulation tissue
H/E hematoxylin/eosin
HDAC histone deacetylase
ICAM-1 interstitial cell adhesion molecule 1
IGF-I insulin-like growth factor
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase
lncRNA long non-coding RNA
miRNA microRNA
MMP matrix metalloproteinase
NET neutrophil extracellular trap
NF-κB nuclear factor kappa B
NLRP3 NOD-like receptor protein 3
Nrf2 nuclear respiratory factor 2
OS oxidative stress
PAMPs pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PI pressure injury
PI3 phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PKC protein kinase C
PTEN phosphatase and tensin homolog
ROS reactive oxygen species
SASP senescence-associated secretory phenotype
TGF-β1 transforming growth factor beta 1
TNF-α tumor necrosis factor alpha
VCAM-1 vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
VLU venous leg ulcer