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ICOSL can also bind to osteopontin (OPN), a protein that functions both as a component of the extracellular matrix and as a soluble pro-inflammatory cytokine. Previous studies, including ours, have shown that ICOS and ICOSL play a role in skin wound healing, as mice deficient in either ICOS or ICOSL exhibit delayed healing. The aim of this study was to investigate the involvement of the ICOS\/ICOSL\/OPN network in skin wound healing by analyzing mice that are single knockouts for ICOS, ICOSL, or OPN, or double knockouts for ICOS\/OPN or ICOSL\/OPN. Our results showed that wound healing is impaired in all single knockout strains, but not in the two double knockout strains. Cellular and molecular analyses of the wound healing sites revealed that the healing defect in the single knockout strains is associated with reduced neutrophil infiltration and decreased expression of \u03b1-SMA (a marker of myofibroblasts), IL-6, TNF\u03b1, and VEGF. In contrast, the normalization of wound closure observed in the double knockout strains was primarily linked to increased vessel formation. 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