The Claim

In wild-type mice, exposure to plasma from CXCR2 knockout mice or parabiotic pairing with CXCR2 knockout partners induces scarless healing, indicating that a circulating factor in the blood of CXCR2-deficient mice can transfer regenerative capacity to genetically normal mice.

Source: Granulocyte colony stimulating factor promotes scarless tissue regeneration

What the research says

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Supports
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Challenges
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How it works
1 study reviewed
In plain English

If you take blood from special mice that heal without scars and give it to normal mice, the normal mice start healing without scars too — like sharing a superpower through blood.

See the scientific wording

In mice, parabiosis with CXCR2 knockout partners or injection of their plasma leads to scarless healing in wild-type mice, demonstrating that a circulating factor in CXCR2-deficient blood can transfer the regenerative phenotype to normal animals.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Granulocyte colony stimulating factor promotes scarless tissue regeneration

    The study shows that when normal mice are given blood from genetically modified mice that lack CXCR2, they heal without scars, just like the claim says.

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