Lumbar sympathectomy regulates vascular cell turnover in rat hindfoot plantar skin

BACKGROUND:Sympathetic denervation and impaired angiogenesis cause skin diseases. However, the relationship between the sympathetic nervous system and vascular cell turnover in normal skin remains unclear. OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of sympathetic denervation on vascular cell turnover in no rmal skin. METHODS:Rats underwent bilateral L2–4 sympathetic trunk resection (sympathectomy group) or sham operation (control). Hindfoot plantar skin...