A comprehensive resource on the recent developments of stem cell use in wound healingWith contributions from experts in the field, Wound Healing offers a thorough review of the most recent findings on the use of stem cells to heal wounds. This important resource covers both the basic and translational aspects of the field. The contributors reveal the great progress that has been made in recent years and explore a wide range of topics from an overview of the stem cell process in wound repair to inflammation and cancer. They offer a better understanding of the identities of skin stem cells as well as the signals that govern their behavior that contributes to the development of improved therapies for scarring and poorly healing wounds.Comprehensive in scope, this authoritative resource covers a wealth of topics such as: an overview of stem cell regeneration and repair, wound healing and cutaneous wound healing, the role of bone marrow derived stems cells, inflammation in wound repair, role and function of inflammation in wound repair, and much more. This vital resource:* Provides a comprehensive overview of stem cell use in wound healing, including both the basic and translational aspects of the field* Covers recent developments and emerging subtopics within the field* Offers an invaluable resource to clinical and basic researchers who are interested in wound healing, stem cells, and regenerative medicine* Contains contributions from leading experts in the field of wound healing and careWound Healing offers clinical researchers and academics a much-needed resource written by noted experts in the field that explores the role of stem cells in the repair and restoration of healing wounds.

List of Contributorsvii1 Stem Cell Regeneration and Repair - Overview 1Clement D. Marshall, Alessandra A. Moore, Michael T. Longaker, and H. Peter Lorenz2 Cadherins as Central Modulators of Wound Repair 15Melissa Crawford and Lina Dagnino3 Tight Junctions and Cutaneous Wound Healing 31Thomas Volksdorf and Johanna M. Brandner4 The Role of Microvesicles in Cutaneous Wound Healing 43Alexandra Laberge and Véronique J. Moulin5 Wound Healing and Microenvironment 67Elgin Türköz Uluer, Hafize Seda Vatansever, and Feyzan Ozdal Kurt6 Wound Healing and the Non-cellular Microenvironment 79Hayley S. Ramshaw, Jasreen Kular, and Michael S. Samuel7 Contribution of Adipose-Derived Cells to Skin Wound Healing 89Barbara Gawronska-Kozak, Joanna Bukowska, Xiying Wu, Amy Lin Strong, Trivia Frazier, Bruce A. Bunnell, and Jeffrey M. Gimble8 Role of Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells in Wound Healing 103Feyzan Özdal Kurt, Hafize Seda Vatansever, and Elgin Türköz Uluer9 Role of Vitamin D and Calcium in Epidermal Wound Repair 113Daniel D. Bikle, Chia-ling Tu, and Yuko Oda10 Oral Mucosal Healing 125Luisa A. DiPietro and Megan Schrementi11 Role of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells in Wound Healing: An Update from Isolation to Transplantation 133Selami Demirci, Aysegül Dogan, and Fikrettin Sahin12 The Hair Follicle as a Wound Healing Promoter and Its Application in Clinical Practice 149Francisco Jimenez, María Luisa Martínez, Eduardo Escario, and Ander Izeta13 Impaired Wound Healing in Diabetic Ulcers: Accelerated Healing Through Depletion of Ganglioside 167Duncan Hieu M. Dam, Sophia A. Jelsma, and Amy S. Paller14 Inflammation in Wound Repair: Role and Function of Inflammation in Wound Repair 177Amanda S. MacLeod and Jeffery T. Kwock15 Inflammation, Wound Healing, and Fibrosis 195Shibnath Ghatak, Vincent C. Hascall, Ricardo Moreno Rodriguez, Roger R. Markwald, and Suniti Misra16 The Potential Role of Photobiomodulation and Polysaccharide-Based Biomaterials in Wound Healing Applications 211Heidi Abrahamse, Sathish Sundar Dhilip Kumar, and Nicolette Nadene Houreld17 Is Understanding Fetal Wound Repair the Holy Grail to Preventing Scarring? 225Olivier A. Branford and Kerstin J. Rolfe18 Inflammation and Cancer 239Suniti Misra, Vincent C. Hascall, Roger R. Markwald, Paul E. O'Brien, and Shibnath GhatakIndex 275