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Wound Healing

Fibroblast Biology/ Extracellular Matrix

Dermal Engineering

Hemostasis

Relevant journal articles

1. Carlson MA, Zhu M, Abrams JM, Grinnell F. Human fibroblasts in a mechanically stressed matrix undergo apoptosis after stress removal. Surg Forum 1998;49:643-645.
2. Grinnell F, Zhu M, Carlson MA, Abrams JM. Release of mechanical tension triggers apoptosis of human fibroblasts in a model of regressing granulation tissue. Exp Cell Res 1999;248:608-619.
3. Carlson MA, Horton JW. A primary burn wound does not slow the contraction rate of an adjacent excisional wound. Ann Plast Surg 2001;46:36-42.
4. Carlson MA, Lewis RE, Longaker MT, Thompson JS. Loss of extracellular matrix anchorage results in FAK dephosphorylation and apoptosis in fibroblasts. Surg Forum 2001;52:547-549.
5. Carlson MA, Longaker MT, Thompson JS. Granulation tissue regression induced by musculocutaneous advancement flap coverage. Surgery 2002;131;332-337.
6. Carlson MA, Longaker MT, Thompson JS. Wound splinting regulates granulation tissue survival. J Surg Res 2003;110:304-309.
7. Carlson MA, Longaker MT. The fibroblast-populated collagen matrix as a model of wound healing: a review of the evidence. Wound Rep Regen 2004;12:134-147.
8. Carlson MA, Longaker MT, Thompson JS. Modulation of FAK, Akt, and p53 by stress release of the fibroblast-populated collagen matrix. J Surg Res 2004; 120(2):171-177. [erratum] 
9. Carlson MA, Thompson JS. Wound splinting modulates granulation tissue proliferation . Matrix Biol 2004;23:243-250.
10. Carlson MA, Thompson JS. Wound matrix attachment regulates actin content and organization in cells of the granulation tissue. Wound Repair Regen 2005;13:84-92.
11. Eichler ME, Carlson MA. Modeling dermal granulation tissue with the linear fibroblast-populated collagen matrix: survival and proliferation dependence on matrix attachment. J Dermatol Sci 2006;41:97-108.
12. Carlson MA. Assay of cell quantity in the fibroblast-populated collagen matrix with a tetrazolium reagent. Eur Cell Mater 2006;12:44-48.
13. Carlson MA, Prall A, Gums JJ. RNA Interference in Human Foreskin Fibroblasts Within the Three-Dimensional Collagen Matrix. Mol Cell Biochem 2007;306:123-132.

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