The provisional matrix: setting the stage for tissue repair outcomes
Since its conceptualization in the 1980s, the provisional matrix has often been characterized
as a simple fibrin-containing scaffold for wound healing that supports the nascent blood clot
and is functionally distinct from the basement membrane. However subsequent advances
have shown that this matrix is far from passive, with distinct compositional differences as the
wound matures, and providing an active role for wound remodeling. Here we review the
stages of this matrix, provide an update on the state of our understanding of provisional …
as a simple fibrin-containing scaffold for wound healing that supports the nascent blood clot
and is functionally distinct from the basement membrane. However subsequent advances
have shown that this matrix is far from passive, with distinct compositional differences as the
wound matures, and providing an active role for wound remodeling. Here we review the
stages of this matrix, provide an update on the state of our understanding of provisional …
Abstract
Since its conceptualization in the 1980s, the provisional matrix has often been characterized as a simple fibrin-containing scaffold for wound healing that supports the nascent blood clot and is functionally distinct from the basement membrane. However subsequent advances have shown that this matrix is far from passive, with distinct compositional differences as the wound matures, and providing an active role for wound remodeling. Here we review the stages of this matrix, provide an update on the state of our understanding of provisional matrix, and present some of the outstanding issues related to the provisional matrix, its components, and their assembly and use in vivo.
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