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    Another role of natural killer cells: coordinate wound healing

    • Last Update: 2021-09-20
    • Source: Internet
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    Picture: The skin lesions of mice lacking the signal factor HIF-1α in natural killer cells (right picture) showed a higher blood vessel density than normal mice (left picture)


    Source: University of Zurich

    Natural killer cells are a special type of immune cells


    Accelerated wound healing increases the risk of infection

    Biomedical research is mainly focused on finding ways to influence the wound healing process


    Another question to be solved is how much natural killer cells not only affect the speed of wound healing, but also the quality of wound healing—for example, the composition of connective tissue or the regeneration of hair follicles, glands, and other skin components


    Use killer cells to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria

    The immunologist and anatomist also saw the further potential of killer cells


    Natural killer cells continuously communicate with other defense cells and influence their activities


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    NK cells in hypoxic skin mediate a trade-off between wound healing and antibacterial defence


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