Increased Heat Shock Protein Expression Decreases Inflammation in Skeletal Muscle During and after Frostbite Injury
Abstract
Frostbite injury results in serious skeletal muscle damage. The inflammatory response due to frostbite causes local muscle degeneration. Previous studies have shown that heat shock proteins (hsps) can protect against inflammation. In addition, our previous studies showed that increased expression of hsp70 is able to protect skeletal muscle against cryolesion.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 19, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.2174/1566524020666200407083131
Entities
People
- Colin Schweigert
- Jason Batey
- Ruben Mestril
- Ruojia Li
- Tomas Liskutin
Organizations
- Loyola University Chicago
- Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center