Post-Surgical Peritoneal Scarring and Key Molecular Mechanisms

Herrick, Sarah E and Wilm, Bettina ORCID: 0000-0002-9245-993X (2021) Post-Surgical Peritoneal Scarring and Key Molecular Mechanisms. BIOMOLECULES, 11 (5). 692-.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom11050692

Abstract

Post-surgical adhesions are internal scar tissue and a major health and economic burden. Adhesions affect and involve the peritoneal lining of the abdominal cavity, which consists of a continuous mesothelial covering of the cavity wall and majority of internal organs. Our understanding of the full pathophysiology of adhesion formation is limited by the fact that the mechanisms regulating normal serosal repair and regeneration of the mesothelial layer are still being elucidated. Emerging evidence suggests that mesothelial cells do not simply form a passive barrier but perform a wide range of important regulatory functions including maintaining a healthy peritoneal homeostasis as well as orchestrating events leading to normal repair or pathological outcomes following injury. Here, we summarise recent advances in our understanding of serosal repair and adhesion formation with an emphasis on molecular mechanisms and novel gene expression signatures associated with these processes. We discuss changes in mesothelial biomolecular marker expression during peritoneal development, which may help, in part, to explain findings in adults from lineage tracing studies using experimental adhesion models. Lastly, we highlight examples of where local tissue specialisation may determine a particular response of peritoneal cells to injury.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	peritoneum, mesothelium, serosal repair, post-surgical adhesions, molecular signatures, biomarkers
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	06 Jul 2021 13:14
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 21:36
DOI:	10.3390/biom11050692
Open Access URL:	https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/5/692
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3129017