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Too high levels caused by either excess ROS production or impaired detoxification lead to oxidative stress, elevated tissue damage, and pathophysiological stalling 14,15 , whilst too low levels impede cellular and molecular processes of wound healing which are dependent on ROS-mediated signal transduction 7 ultimately leading to the formation of chronic wounds
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Free Cu2+ is toxic (Fenton reactions, hydroxyl radicals), but the GHK-Cu complex is stable, diffusible and delivers copper in a targeted manner to copper-dependent metalloenzymes: lysyl oxidase (collagen/elastin crosslinking), Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1, antioxidant defence), tyrosinase (controlled melanogenesis), dopamine-beta-hydroxylase
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