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By the WoundSource Editors
Advanced Treatment Modalities: Wound care interventions that are typically applied when standard of care treatments have failed to lead to significant wound closure progress. Treatments include collagen products, cellular and/or tissue-based products, negative pressure wound therapy, hyperbaric oxygen, and others.
Cellular and/or Tissue-Based Products: Cellular and/or tissue-based products (CTPs) actively promote healing by stimulating the patient’s own cells to regenerate healthy tissue.
Collagen: Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body. In wound healing, collagen attracts fibroblasts and encourages the deposition of new collagen to the wound bed.
Cytokines: Cytokines are small proteins that signal molecules that mediate and regulate immunity and inflammation.
Extracellular Matrix: The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a three-dimensional network that consists of collagen, enzymes, and glycoproteins that provide structural support to surrounding cells.
Fibroblasts: Fibroblasts synthesize the ECM and collagen and produce a structural framework that is critical in wound healing.
Hypoalbuminemia: Hypoalbuminemia is a condition in which the blood levels of albumin are low. Symptoms include fluid retention resulting in swelling, signs of jaundice, and feelings of weakness or exhaustion.
Hypoxia: Hypoxia is a condition in which a wound is deprived of adequate oxygen at the tissue level.
Keratinocytes: Keratinocytes are a major cellular component of the epidermis and are involved in the initiation, maintenance, and completion of wound healing.
Spreading Infection: Presence of proliferating bacteria outside of the wound border. May affect deep tissue, muscle fascia, organs, or body cavities.
Systemic Infection: Whole body inflammatory response. Presence of cellulitis, osteomyelitis, and/or septicemia.
Thrombospondins: A glycoprotein that contributes to linking matrix proteins and facilitating matrix organization.
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