Table 1 Characteristics of skin and mucosal wounds [1, 2, 7, 9]
From: Positional differences in the wound transcriptome of skin and oral mucosa
| Â | Skin | Tongue |
|---|---|---|
Re-epithelialization at 24 h | 40% | 100% |
Inflammatory infiltrates | Â | Â |
   MPO (U/mg protein) at 24 h | 2.82 ± 0.2 | 1.26 ± 0.2 |
   Mϕ (HPF) at 72h | 10.8 ± 0.3 | 6.7 ± 0.4 |
   T cells (HPF) at day 7 | 15.1 ± 1.5 | 5.6 ± 0.3 |
Cytokine/chemokine | Â | Â |
   IL-6 | ↑↑ | ↑ |
   IL-a | ↑↑ | ↑ |
   IL-1β | ↑↑ | ↑ |
   TNF-α | ↑↑ | ↑ |
   TGF-β1 | ↑↑ | ↑ |
   TGF-β3 | ↑ | ↑↑ |
   KC | ↑↑ | ↑ |
Angiogenesis | Â | Â |
   Vessel density compared to normal tissue at day 5 (fold increase) | 11.5 | 3.4 |
   VEGF | ↑↑ | No marked change |
Collagen fibril diameter in wound | Decreased | No marked change |