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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2021

Biofilm-Innate Immune Interface: Contribution to Chronic Wound Formation.

Zoya Versey, Waleska Stephanie da Cruz Nizer, Emily Russell, Sandra Zigic, Katrina G DeZeeuw, Jonah E Marek, Joerg Overhage, Edana Cassol

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 122 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06109844 completednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

FORCEREPAIR - A Wound Exudate Investigation

TypeobservationalSponsorBispebjerg HospitalRan2024 to 2025Enrolled13ConditionsVenous Leg Ulcer, Wound Healing, Non-healing Wound, CytokinesArmsStandard of Care
NCT07745764 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

INJECTHEAL- Profiling of Potential Wound Healing Therapeutics in Cellular Assays in the Presence of Wound Exudates

TypeobservationalSponsorBarbara Wolff-WiniskiRan2026 to 2028Enrolled72ConditionsChronic Ulcers: Non-healing Deep Cavity Wounds (e.g., Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Arterial Ulcers, Post-surgical Wound Healing Disorders)Armsstandard of care
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

122 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Zoya VerseyDepartment of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Waleska Stephanie da Cruz NizerDepartment of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Emily RussellDepartment of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Sandra ZigicDepartment of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Katrina G DeZeeuwDepartment of Complex Continuing Care, Saint Vincent Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Jonah E MarekDepartment of Complex Continuing Care, Saint Vincent Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Joerg OverhageDepartment of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Edana CassolDepartment of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Delayed wound healing can cause significant issues for immobile and ageing individuals as well as those living with co-morbid conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. These delays increase a patient's risk for infection and, in severe cases, can result in the formation of chronic, non-healing ulcers (e.g., diabetic foot ulcers, surgical site infections, pressure ulcers and venous leg ulcers). Chronic wounds are very difficult and expensive to treat and there is an urgent need to develop more effective therapeutics that restore healing processes. Sustained innate immune activation and inflammation are common features observed across most chronic wound types. However, the factors driving this activation remain incompletely understood. Emerging evidence suggests that the composition and structure of the wound microbiome may play a central role in driving this dysregulated activation but the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying these processes require further investigation. In this review, we will discuss the current literature on: 1) how bacterial populations and biofilms contribute to chronic wound formation, 2) the role of bacteria and biofilms in driving dysfunctional innate immune responses in chronic wounds, and 3) therapeutics currently available (or underdevelopment) that target bacteria-innate immune interactions to improve healing. We will also discuss potential issues in studying the complexity of immune-biofilm interactions in chronic wounds and explore future areas of investigation for the field.

Indexed as

AnimalsBacteriaBiofilmsChronic DiseaseDiabetic FootHumansImmunity, InnateMicrobiotaModels, ImmunologicalWound Healingbiofilmchronic wounddelayed healinghost-pathogen interactioninflammationinnate immune responsesskin microbiome

Identifiers

PMID33897696
PMCPMC8062706

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