Immediately after collection, wound tissue biopsies were rinsed in saline, patted dry and snap frozen in liquid nitrogen. Grinding of the tissues was performed using a 6770 Freezer/Mill® cryogenic grinder (SPEX SamplePrep, Metuchen, NJ). Total RNA from tissue or cultured cells were extracted using mirVana RNA isolation kit (Ambion, Austin, TX) as described (5 (link), 13 (link)).