In Situ Cytokine Expression and Morphometric Evaluation of Total Collagen and Collagens Type I and Type III in Keloid Scars

• Main Authors: Isabela Rios da Silva (Author), Luciana Colombo Rodrigues da Cunha Tiveron (Author), Marcos Vinicius da Silva (Author), Alberto Borges Peixoto (Author), Carla Aparecida Xavier Carneiro (Author), M. A. dos Reis (Author), Pedro Carvalho Furtado (Author), Bárbara Rocha Rodrigues (Author), Virmondes Rodrigues (Author), Denise Bertulucci Rocha Rodrigues (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Keloids are characterized by excessive collagen deposition and growth beyond the edges of the initial injury, and cytokines may be related to their formation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the collagen fibers, analyze in situ expression of cytokines in keloid lesions, and compare to th...