Table 2.
Summary of documented IL-33 functions in cutaneous wound healing.
Target cell/tissue | Stimulated activity | Reference(s) |
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Keratinocytes/epithelium | Scratch closure (in vitro) | 37 |
Wound closure (in vivo) | 35–37, 40 | |
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Endothelial cells/vasculature | Migration (in vitro) | 34 |
Vascular density (in vivo) | 40 | |
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Fibroblasts | ECM deposition (in vivo) | 35, 40 |
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Immune cells | Neutrophil number (in vivo) | 41 |
M2 macrophage number (in vivo) | 35 | |
ILC2 number (in vivo) | 36 |