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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Dermatol. 2007;25(1):79–92. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2006.09.011

Table 1.

Factors deleterious in tissue repair

prolonged inflammation
disturbed balance proteases/protease inhibitors
reactive oxygen species
inactivation of growth factors/matrix molecules
bacterial toxins and proteases
inhibitory molecules (e.g. soluble growth factor receptors)