Thirdly, activated mTOR enhances wound healing in DFU by upregulating the expression of multiple growth factors, 83 regulating the accumulation of lipids in endothelial cells and fibroblasts, 84 inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition, 85 and promoting the proliferation and differentiation of fibroblasts
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Importantly, these changes in mitochondrial mass are not related to engagement of apoptosis: inhibition of caspase activity using zVAD-fmk did not prevent increases in mitochondrial abundance per cell (Extended Data Fig
Functional and cognitive assessments provide valuable patient-centered data, but are heavily influenced by rehabilitation, neuroplasticity, and compensatory mechanisms, which may mask or confound the specific effects of a given intervention [584, 585]