A 38-year-old diabetic woman undergoes repair of a ventral hernia. At 3 weeks postoperatively, the wound shows delayed epithelialization and poor granulation tissue formation. Laboratory investigations reveal fasting blood glucose 280 mg/dL and HbA1c 10.2%. Which of the following mechanisms best explains the impaired wound healing in this patient?

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