| Intervention | Knockout |
| Genetic background | BALB/c |
| Wound model | Full-Thickness Excisional Punch |
| Wound Dimensions | 4 mm â |
| Wound Location | Dorsum |
| Effect on skin wound healing | Attenuated collagen deposition and delayed neovascularization; exaggerated neutrophil recruitment with augmented expression of IL-1s, TNF-alpha, and CXC chemokines (MIP-2 and KC) |
| References | Ishida et al. 2006 |