Keloids, from Greek derivation and meaning “crab’s claw,” are abnormal scars resulting from
an imbalance between collagen deposition and collagen degradation1–3 in a thick, glassy, …

: Previous studies indicated that tissue transglutaminase plays a role in the cross-linking of
type III procollagen in wound matrices and that this may be inhibited by 50 mM putrescine in …

: Topical application of putrescine, a transglutaminase inhibitor, for 3 days directly to rat skin
wounds produced a significant average decrease of 48 percent in wound breaking strength …

The purpose of this study was to measure the relationship between severity of injury and
sensibility outcome. This was done by a retrospective study of 37 digital nerve repairs in 26 …

This study was conducted to determine how testing of nerve repair using nerve isolation
techniques compares with standard testing. Nerve isolation consisted of double-gloving, leaving …

Objective evidence for the role of inhibition of collagen cross-linking in human scar using a
nontoxic topical inhibitor, 1, 4-diaminobutane (1, 4 DAB), in patients with scars at risk for …

: The authors present a case of intrathoracic meningocele associated with neurofibromatosis.
Computed tomography with metrizamide myelography proved valuable in locating the …

To study the glycoproteins and transglutaminase substrates involved in healing, wounds
were made in the skin of anesthetized rats with a biopsy punch. Explants made 1–5 days later …

The results demonstrate that healing wounds develop their maximum capacity to produce
non-collagenous insoluble glycoproteins before their maximum capacity for collagen …

Immunohistochemical staining with monoclonal antibody to tissue transglutaminase was used
to study cryostat sections of human skin wounds. The enzyme was found in acute wounds …