Wound Repair and Ca 2+ Signalling Interplay: The Role of Ca 2+ Channels in Skin.

The process of wound healing is intricate and tightly controlled, involving a number of different cellular and molecular processes. Numerous cellular functions, especially those related to wound healing, depend critically on calcium ions (Ca 2+ ). Ca 2+ channels are proteins involved in signal transduction and communication inside cells that allow calcium ions to pass through cell membranes. Key Ca 2+ channel types involved in wound repair are described in this review.