Table 2.
KEGG signaling pathways and their association with angiogenesis and wound healing.
| KEGG signaling pathway | Role in angiogenesis/wound healing | References | log10 (p value) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adherens junction | Wound closure | Fenteany et al., 2000 [47] | 5.10E − 07 |
| HIPPO | Organ regeneration | Juan & Hong, 2016 [48]; Lee et al., 2014 [49]; Zhao et al., 2011 [51]; Wang et al., 2017 [50] | 3.73E − 06 |
| p53 | Promotes VEGF expression and angiogenesis | Farhang Ghahremani et al., 2013 [52] | 9.63E − 06 |
| TGF-beta | Skin wound healing | Finnson et al., 2013 [53]; Ramirez et al., 2014 [54] | 2.39E − 05 |
| ECM-receptor interaction | Wound repair | Olczyk et al., 2014 [55] | 4.53E − 05 |
| Focal adhesion | Cell migration; angiogenesis | Zhao & Guan, 2011 [56] | 0.000175201 |
| mTOR | Interconnected to PI3K-Akt pathway to accelerate epithelial wound healing; angiogenesis | Castilho et al., 2013 [56]; Karar & Maity, 2011 [59] | 0.000176029 |
| HIF-1 | Accelerating wound healing by enhancing angiogenesis | Hong et al., 2014 [60] | 0.000538735 |
| ErbB | Mediates proliferation and migration of keratinocytes in wound healing (ErbB1) | Pastore et al., 2008 [61] | 0.001490837 |
| FoxO | Upstream in the activation of both TGF-beta and PI3K-Akt signaling pathways | 0.002880647 | |
| Wnt | Participates to each stage of the healing process | Whyte et al., 2012 [62] | 0.00326995 |
| Notch | Angiogenesis and endothelial cell formation; essential in organ regeneration; vasculature repair after brain trauma and wound healing | Carlson et al., 2007 [63]; Raya et al., 2003 [66]; Ran et al., 2015 [65]; Chigurupati et al., 2007 [64] | 0.004876559 |
| Neurotrophin | Novel regulator of angiogenesis | Kraemer & Hempstead, 2003 [67] | 0.009582793 |
| MAPK | Skin reepithelialization | Deng et al., 2006 [68] | 0.008652606 |
| Insulin | Upstream to PI3k/Akt and mTOR | Karar & Maity, 2011 [59] | 0.014139516 |
DIANA tool analysis of the 87 miRNAs considered significantly upregulated in fetal vs. adult dermal cell-derived EVs.