Intervention | Knockout; overexpression |
Genetic background | C57BL/6 |
Wound model | Full-Thickness Incision |
Wound Dimensions | 10 mm |
Wound Location | Dorsum |
Effect on skin wound healing | IL-5 overexpression vs. knockout: delayed wound healing with impaired re-epithelialization; delay in collagen deposition; increase in inflammatory cell infiltration; altered inflammatory response |
References | Leitch et al. 2009 |