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Zhang J, Yang X, Wang H, Zhao B, Wu X, Su L, Xie S, Wang Y, Li J, Liu J, Liu M, Han F, He T, Zhang W, Tao K, Hu D. PKCζ as a promising therapeutic target for TNFα-induced inflammatory disorders in chronic cutaneous wounds. Int J Mol Med 2017; 40:1335-1346. [PMID: 28949382 PMCID: PMC5627866 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2017.3144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Protein kinase Cζ (PKCζ) is a member of the atypical protein kinase C family. Its roles in macrophages or skin-resident keratinocytes have not been fully evaluated. In this study, we provide evidence that PKCζ mediates lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) gene expression in the mouse macrophage cell line, RAW264.7. TNFα has been proven to be one of the main culprits of chronic wounds and impaired acute wounds, which are characterized by excessive inflammation, enhanced proteolysis and reduced matrix deposition. Among the multiple effects of TNFα on keratinocytes, the induction of chemokines which are indispensable factors involved in the massive infiltration of various inflammatory cells into skin lesions serves as a crucial mechanism. In the present study, we found that PKCζ inhibitor or its specific siRNA inhibited the TNFα-induced upregulation in the levels of the chemokines, interleukin (IL)-8, monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) and intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in HaCaT keratinocytes. Moreover, under a disrupted inflammatory environment, activated keratinocytes can synthesize large amounts of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP), which has a negative effect on tissue remodeling. We discovered that TNFα promoted the expression of MMP9 in a PKCζ-dependent manner. Further experiments revealed that nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) was a key downstream molecule of PKCζ. In addition, as shown in vitro, PKCζ was not involved in the TNFα-induced decrease in HaCaT cell migration and proliferation. In vivo experiments demonstrated that TNFα-induced wound closure impairment and inflammatory disorders were significantly attenuated in the PKCζ inhibitor group. On the whole, our findings suggest that PKCζ is a crucial regulator in LPS- or TNFα-induced inflammatory responses in RAW264.7 cells and HaCaT keratinocytes, and that PKCζ/NF-κB signaling may be a potential target for interventional therapy for TNFα-induced skin inflammatory injury.
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- Jian Zhang
- Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns and Cutaneous Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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Chen Y, Guo F, Ru Z, Kong H, Sun H, Yu H, Yang W, Zhang Q, Zhou M. Nuclear factor-κB signaling negatively regulates high glucose-induced vascular endothelial cell damage downstream of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase/c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathway. Exp Ther Med 2017; 14:3851-3855. [PMID: 29042991 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.4999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Diabetes mellitus (DM)-induced high blood sugar severely damages vascular endothelial cells (VECs), which are in direct contact with the blood. Diabetic complications cause difficulties in skin wound healing and VECs are important for this process. Previous studies demonstrated that high blood sugar delayed the repair of wounded VECs, but the underlying mechanism has remained elusive. To explore the effects of diabetic conditions on VEC damage, cells were incubated in a medium with high glucose and then subjected to RNA-sequencing based transcriptome analysis. The results revealed that numerous biological processes were altered by HG stress, including extracellular matrix-receptor interaction, NOD-like receptor signaling and the nuclear factor (NF)-κB pathway. HG treatment increased the levels of phosphorylated inhibitor of NF-κB (IκB-α), the key NF-κB signaling regulator as well as the transcripts of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and interleukin-8, two inflammatory response markers. Treatment with extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)- and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)-specific inhibitors U0126 and sp600125, respectively, led to the activation of IκB-α; however, the inhibitor of IκBα phosphorylation Bay11-7082 did not affect ERK and JNK activity, suggesting that ERK/JNK signaling occurs upstream of NF-κB in VECs. The present study provided useful information regarding the effects of diabetes on VECs, which may provide approaches for therapies of diabetes-associated complications in the future.
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- Yunzhi Chen
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China.,Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The People's Hospital of Wenzhou, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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Chokpaisarn J, Chusri S, Amnuaikit T, Udomuksorn W, Voravuthikunchai SP. Potential wound healing activity of Quercus infectoria formulation in diabetic rats. PeerJ 2017; 5:e3608. [PMID: 28761790 PMCID: PMC5527956 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background Quercus infectoria G. Olivier (Fagaceae) nutgalls have been widely employed in traditional Asian medicine for several treatments, especially wounds and skin disorders. However, the effects of this plant on wound healing have not yet been clearly elucidated. This present work was focused on utilization of Quercus infectoria (Qi) as a topical agent for chronic wound treatment. Methods Twenty Qi formulations (QiFs) were pharmaceutically formulated and antibacterial activity of all formulations was performed. The best formulation based on an antibacterial activity was selected for evaluation of wound healing property. Total phenolics, total flavonoids, and an anti-oxidant activity of the selected formulation were also investigated. Wound healing activity was assessed in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats and control rats. Streptozotocin injection (50 mg/kg) was found to induce marked hyperglycaemia, compared with citrate-injected controls. Two wounds were created on the upper back of each animal. QiF was topically applied three days after wounding to one of the duplicate wounds on each animal and physiological saline (control) was applied to the other. All wounds were cleaned once a day until wound closure. Results QiF10, which exhibited antibacterial and anti-oxidant activities, had the ability to enhance the wound healing process in diabetic rats with abundant cellular infiltration, collagen deposition, and re-epithelialization when compared with the control. Discussion This study suggested that QiF10 could be a novel alternative treatment for diabetic wounds.
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- Julalak Chokpaisarn
- Department of Microbiology and Excellence Research Laboratory of Natural Products, Faculty of Science and Natural Product Research Center of Excellence, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Faculty of Traditional Thai Medicine and Excellence Research Laboratory on Natural Products, Faculty of Science and Natural Product Research Center of Excellence, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Excellence Research Laboratory on Natural Products, Faculty of Science and Natural Product Research Center of Excellence, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Excellence Research Laboratory of Natural Products, Faculty of Science and Natural Product Research Center of Excellence, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
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Yu COL, Leung KS, Fung KP, Lam FFY, Ng ESK, Lau KM, Chow SKH, Cheung WH. The characterization of a full-thickness excision open foot wound model in n5-streptozotocin (STZ)-induced type 2 diabetic rats that mimics diabetic foot ulcer in terms of reduced blood circulation, higher C-reactive protein, elevated inflammation, and reduced cell proliferation. Exp Anim 2017; 66:259-269. [PMID: 28413186 PMCID: PMC5543247 DOI: 10.1538/expanim.17-0016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Delayed foot wound healing is a major complication attributed to hyperglycemia in type 2
diabetes mellitus (DM) patients, and these wounds may develop into foot ulcers. There are
at least two types of DM wound models used in rodents to study delayed wound healing.
However, clinically relevant animal models are not common. Most models use type 1 DM
rodents or wounds created on the back rather than on the foot. An open full-thickness
excision wound on the footpad of type 2 DM rats is more clinically relevant, but such a
model has not yet been characterized systematically. The objective of this study was to
investigate and characterize how DM affected a full-thickness excision open foot wound in
n5-streptozotocin (n5-STZ)-induced type 2 DM rats. We hypothesized that elevated
inflammation, reduced blood circulation, and cell proliferation due to hyperglycemia could
delay the wound healing of DM rats. The wounds of DM rats were compared with those of
non-DM rats (Ctrl) at Days 1 and 8 post wounding. The wound healing process of the DM rats
was significantly delayed compared with that of the Ctrl rats. The DM rats also had higher
C-reactive protein (CRP) and lower blood circulation and proliferating cell nuclear
antigen (PCNA) in DM wounds. This confirmed that elevated inflammation and reduced blood
flow and cell proliferation delayed foot wound healing in the n5-STZ rats. Hence, this
open foot wound animal model provides a good approach to study the process of delayed
wound healing.
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- Caroline Oi-Ling Yu
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, P.R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, Hong Kong, P.R. China.,The CUHK-ACC Space Medicine Centre on Health Maintenance of Musculoskeletal System, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, 10 Yue Xin Er Dao, Shenzhen, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, Hong Kong, P.R. China.,The CUHK-ACC Space Medicine Centre on Health Maintenance of Musculoskeletal System, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, 10 Yue Xin Er Dao, Shenzhen, P.R. China
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Zhang Q, Oh JH, Park CH, Baek JH, Ryoo HM, Woo KM. Effects of Dimethyloxalylglycine-Embedded Poly(ε-caprolactone) Fiber Meshes on Wound Healing in Diabetic Rats. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:7950-7963. [PMID: 28211272 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b15815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Impaired wound healing in diabetic patients is associated with altered inflammatory responses, poor angiogenesis, deficient extracellular matrix (ECM) component, and peripheral neuropathy. To develop a wound dressing that is capable of the controlled delivery of bioactive small molecules that can improve diabetic wound healing, dimethyloxalylglycine (DMOG)-embedded poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) fiber (PCLF/DMOG) meshes are fabricated by electrospinning, and the effects of the PCLF/DMOG meshes on wound healing in diabetic rats are evaluated. Electrospun PCLF/DMOG meshes increase not only the wound closure, re-epithelialization ratio, epithelial maturation (K-10-positive epidermis), and collagen-positive area but also the numbers of angiogenic marker (CD-31)-positive and neuronal marker (neurofilament)-positive cells compared to PCLF (p < 0.05). In in vitro examinations, RAW264.7 macrophages grown on PCLF/DMOG meshes enhance the expression of growth factors (IGF-1, HB-EGF, and NGF) and anti-inflammatory factors (TGF-β1 and IL-4) but decrease that of pro-inflammatory factors (IL-1β and IL-6). Keratinocyte migration is increased by conditioned media from the cultures of the macrophages grown either in the presence of DMOG or on PCLF/DMOG. Collectively, these results indicate that PCLF/DMOG meshes promote impaired wound healing in diabetic rats by modulating macrophage responses, enhancing angiogenesis and nerve innervation, and improving ECM synthesis.
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- Qiankun Zhang
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Dental Research Institute and BK21 Program, School of Dentistry, and ‡Department of Pharmacology & Dental Therapeutics, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Dental Research Institute and BK21 Program, School of Dentistry, and ‡Department of Pharmacology & Dental Therapeutics, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Dental Research Institute and BK21 Program, School of Dentistry, and ‡Department of Pharmacology & Dental Therapeutics, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Dental Research Institute and BK21 Program, School of Dentistry, and ‡Department of Pharmacology & Dental Therapeutics, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Dental Research Institute and BK21 Program, School of Dentistry, and ‡Department of Pharmacology & Dental Therapeutics, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Dental Research Institute and BK21 Program, School of Dentistry, and ‡Department of Pharmacology & Dental Therapeutics, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Comparison of In-Vitro and Ex-Vivo Wound Healing Assays for the Investigation of Diabetic Wound Healing and Demonstration of a Beneficial Effect of a Triterpene Extract. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0169028. [PMID: 28046026 PMCID: PMC5207624 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Diabetes mellitus is a frequent cause for chronic, difficult-to-treat wounds. New therapies for diabetic wounds are urgently needed and in-vitro or ex-vivo test systems are essential for the initial identification of new active molecules. The aim of this study is to compare in-vitro and ex-vivo test systems for their usability for early drug screening and to investigate the efficacy of a birch bark triterpene extract (TE) that has been proven ex-vivo and clinically to accelerate non-diabetic wound healing (WH), in a diabetic context. We investigated in-vitro models for diabetic WH, i.e. scratch assays with human keratinocytes from diabetic donors or cultured under hyperglycaemic conditions and a newly developed porcine ex-vivo hyperglycaemic WH model for their potential to mimic delayed diabetic WH and for the influence of TE in these test systems. We show that keratinocytes from diabetic donors often fail to exhibit significantly delayed WH. For cells under hyperglycaemic conditions significant decrease is observed but is influenced by choice of medium and presence of supplements. Also, donor age plays a role. Interestingly, hyperglycaemic effects are mainly hyperosmolaric effects in scratch assays. Ex-vivo models under hyperglycaemic conditions show a clear and substantial decrease of WH, and here both glucose and hyperosmolarity effects are involved. Finally, we provide evidence that TE is also beneficial for ex-vivo hyperglycaemic WH, resulting in significantly increased length of regenerated epidermis to 188±16% and 183±11% (SEM; p<0.05) compared to controls when using two different TE formulations. In conclusion, our results suggest that microenvironmental influences are important in WH test systems and that therefore the more complex hyperglycaemic ex-vivo model is more suitable for early drug screening. Limitations of the in-vitro and ex-vivo models are discussed. Furthermore our data recommend TE as a promising candidate for in-vivo testings in diabetic wounds.
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Leguina-Ruzzi A, Valderas JP. BLT2 expression improves skin integrity and protects from alterations caused by hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes. DERMATO-ENDOCRINOLOGY 2016; 9:e1267078. [PMID: 28405264 PMCID: PMC5386100 DOI: 10.1080/19381980.2016.1267078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) can go undiagnosed for years, leading to a stage where chronic high blood sugar produces complications such as delayed wound healing. Reports have shown that BLT2 activation improves keratinocyte migration and wound healing, as well as protecting the epidermal barrier through the promotion of actin polymerization. The goal of this study was to elucidate the role of BLT2 expression in skin epithelial integrity in T2D. For this purpose, we used both wild type (WT) and BLT2 knockout mice in a model, in which a T2D-like phenotype was induced by keeping the animals on a high fat (HF) diet over 5 weeks. In a parallel in vitro approach, we cultured BLT2-transfected HaCaT cells at both low and high glucose concentrations for 48 h. Structure, transepithelial resistance (TEER), IL-1ß, IL-8 or CXCL2, MMP9, Filaggrin, Loricrin and Keratin 10 (K10) were evaluated ex vivo and in vitro. Additionally, wound healing (WH) was studied in vitro. The skin from T2D and BLT2 knockout mice showed a reduction in TEER and the expression of IL-1ß, and in increase in CXCL2, MMP9, Filaggrin, Loricrin and K10 expression. The structure suggested an atrophic epidermis; however, the skin was dramatically affected in the BLT2 knockout mice kept on a HF diet. HaCaT-BLT2 cells presented as an organized monolayer and showed higher TEER and wound healing compared with vector only-transfected HaCaT-Mock cells. Likewise, alterations in the expression of skin inflammatory, matrix degradation and differentiation markers under low and high glucose conditions were less severe than in HaCaT-Mock cells. Our results suggest that BLT2 improves epithelial integrity and function by regulating differentiation markers, cytokines and MMP9. Furthermore, BLT2 attenuates the damaging effects of high glucose levels, thereby accelerating wound healing.
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas, Facultad de Medicina Odontología, Universidad de Antofagasta , Antofagasta, Chile
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Olekson MP, Faulknor RA, Hsia HC, Schmidt AM, Berthiaume F. Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products Improves Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1 Activity in Model Diabetic Environments. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle) 2016; 5:527-538. [PMID: 28078186 DOI: 10.1089/wound.2015.0674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Objective: In diabetes, hyperglycemia causes the accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) that trigger reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation through binding the receptor for AGEs (RAGE). Because exogenous growth factors have had little success in enhancing chronic wound healing, we investigated whether hyperglycemia-induced AGEs interfere with cellular responses to extracellular signals. We used stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1), an angiogenic chemokine also known to promote stem cell recruitment in skin wounds. Approach: Human leukemia-60 (HL-60) cells and mouse peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), which express the SDF-1 receptor CXCR-4, were incubated for 24 h in medium supplemented with 25 mM d-glucose. Soluble RAGE (sRAGE) was used to block RAGE activation. Response to SDF-1 was measured in cellular migration and ROS assays. A diabetic murine excisional wound model measured SDF-1 liposome and sRAGE activity in vivo. Results: Hyperglycemia led to significant accumulation of AGEs, decreased SDF-1-directed migration, and elevated baseline ROS levels; it suppressed the ROS spike normally triggered by SDF-1. sRAGE decreased the ROS baseline and restored both the SDF-1-mediated spike and cell migration. Topically applied sRAGE alone promoted healing and enhanced the effect of exogenous SDF-1 on diabetic murine wounds. Innovation: While there is interest in using growth factors to improve wound healing, this strategy is largely ineffective in diabetic wounds. We show that sRAGE may restore signaling, thus potentiating the effect of exogenously applied growth factors. Conclusion: Blocking RAGE with sRAGE restores SDF-1-mediated cellular responses in hyperglycemic environments and may potentiate the effectiveness of SDF-1 applied in vivo.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey
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- Department of Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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- Departments of Medicine, Pharmacology, and Pathology, New York University Medical Center, New York
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey
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Huang L, Minematsu T, Kitamura A, Quinetti PC, Nakagami G, Mugita Y, Oe M, Noguchi H, Mori T, Sanada H. Topical Administration of Acylated Homoserine Lactone Improves Epithelialization of Cutaneous Wounds in Hyperglycaemic Rats. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0158647. [PMID: 27404587 PMCID: PMC4942101 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Clinicians often experience delayed epithelialization in diabetic patients, for which a high glucose condition is one of the causes. However, the mechanisms underlying delayed wound closure have not been fully elucidated, and effective treatments to enhance epithelialization in patients with hyperglycaemia have not been established. Here we propose a new reagent, acylated homoserine lactone (AHL), to improve the delayed epithelialization due to the disordered formation of a basement membrane of epidermis in hyperglycaemic rats. Acute hyperglycaemia was induced by streptozotocin injection in this experiment. Full thickness wounds were created on the flanks of hyperglycaemic or control rats. Histochemical and immunohistochemical analyses were performed to identify hyperglycaemia-specific abnormalities in epidermal regeneration by comparison between groups. We then examined the effects of AHL on delayed epithelialization in hyperglycaemic rats. Histological analysis showed the significantly shorter epithelializing tissue (P < 0.05), abnormal structure of basement membrane (fragmentation and immaturity), and hypo- and hyperproliferation of basal keratinocytes in hyperglycaemic rats. Treating the wound with AHL resulted in the decreased abnormalities of basement membrane, normal distribution of proliferating epidermal keratinocytes, and significantly promoted epithelialization (P < 0.05) in hyperglycemic rats, suggesting the improving effects of AHL on abnormal epithelialization due to hyperglycemia.
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- Lijuan Huang
- Departments of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Departments of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan
- * E-mail: (HS); (T. Minematsu)
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- Departments of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Departments of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Departments of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Departments of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Nursing Technology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Life Support Technology (Molten), Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Life Support Technology (Molten), Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Departments of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan
- * E-mail: (HS); (T. Minematsu)
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Wardecki T, Werner P, Thomas M, Templin MF, Schmidt G, Brandner JM, Merfort I. Influence of Birch Bark Triterpenes on Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts from Diabetic and Nondiabetic Donors. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2016; 79:1112-1123. [PMID: 27002382 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Impaired wound healing is one of the main risk factors associated with diabetes mellitus. Few options are available to treat diabetic wounds, and therefore efficient remedies are urgently needed. An interesting option might be an extract of birch bark (TE) that has been clinically proven to accelerate acute wound healing. We investigated the effects of TE and its main components betulin and lupeol in cultured normal keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts from diabetic and nondiabetic donors. These in vitro models can provide insights into possible beneficial effects in wound healing. TE and betulin treatment led to increased mRNA levels of chemokines, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and mediators important in wound healing, e.g., IL-6, TNFα, IL-8, and RANTES. We observed a pronounced upregulation of MIF, IL-8, and RANTES on the protein level. Furthermore, a shape change of the actin cytoskeleton was seen in keratinocytes and fibroblasts, and the Rho-GTPases and p38-MAPK were found to be activated in keratinocytes. On the basis of our results, TE is worthy of further study as a potential option to influence wound-healing processes under diabetic conditions. These first insights need to be confirmed by clinical studies with diabetic patients.
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- Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Stuttgart, and University of Tübingen , Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Natural and Medical Sciences at the University of Tübingen , Reutlingen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Venerology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf , Hamburg, Germany
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Long M, Rojo de la Vega M, Wen Q, Bharara M, Jiang T, Zhang R, Zhou S, Wong PK, Wondrak GT, Zheng H, Zhang DD. An Essential Role of NRF2 in Diabetic Wound Healing. Diabetes 2016; 65:780-93. [PMID: 26718502 PMCID: PMC4764153 DOI: 10.2337/db15-0564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The high mortality and disability of diabetic nonhealing skin ulcers create an urgent need for the development of more efficacious strategies targeting diabetic wound healing. In the current study, using human clinical specimens, we show that perilesional skin tissues from patients with diabetes are under more severe oxidative stress and display higher activation of the nuclear factor-E2-related factor 2 (NRF2)-mediated antioxidant response than perilesional skin tissues from normoglycemic patients. In a streptozotocin-induced diabetes mouse model, Nrf2(-/-) mice have delayed wound closure rates compared with Nrf2(+/+) mice, which is, at least partially, due to greater oxidative DNA damage, low transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and high matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) expression, and increased apoptosis. More importantly, pharmacological activation of the NRF2 pathway significantly improves diabetic wound healing. In vitro experiments in human immortalized keratinocyte cells confirm that NRF2 contributes to wound healing by alleviating oxidative stress, increasing proliferation and migration, decreasing apoptosis, and increasing the expression of TGF-β1 and lowering MMP9 under high-glucose conditions. This study indicates an essential role for NRF2 in diabetic wound healing and the therapeutic benefits of activating NRF2 in this disease, laying the foundation for future clinical trials using NRF2 activators in treating diabetic skin ulcers.
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- Min Long
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Department of Endocrinology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China Base for Drug Clinical Trial, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Department of Pharmacy, Jinan Central Hospital, Shandong University, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance, Department of Surgery, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Endocrinology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Base for Drug Clinical Trial, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Endocrinology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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bFGF-Regulating MAPKs Are Involved in High Glucose-Mediated ROS Production and Delay of Vascular Endothelial Cell Migration. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0144495. [PMID: 26642060 PMCID: PMC4671674 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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High blood sugar is a symptom of diabetes mellitus (DM). Vascular endothelial cells (VECs) directly contact the blood and are damaged when blood sugar levels are high. However, the molecular mechanism underlying this process remains elusive. To analyze the effects of DM on migration, we simulated DM by applying high glucose (HG) to the human VEC. HG delayed cell migration and induced phosphorylation of MAPKs (JNK and ERK). By contrast, in presence of bFGF, cell migration was promoted and MAPK phosphorylation levels were reduced. Furthermore, treatment with JNK and ERK inhibitors rescued HG-mediated delay of cell migration. Molecular and cell biological studies demonstrated that HG increased ROS production, whereas treatment with bFGF or JNK/ERK inhibitors blocked HG-induced ROS accumulation. Addition of MnTMPyP, a ROS scavenger, reduced HG-induced ROS production and accelerated cell migration, suggesting that the influence of HG on bFGF-MAPK signaling causes accumulation of ROS, which in turn regulate cell migration. This is the first study to elucidate the molecular mechanism of HG-mediated VEC migration; these findings could facilitate the development of novel therapies for DM.
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Pan F, Guo R, Cheng W, Chai L, Wang W, Cao C, Li S. High glucose inhibits ClC-2 chloride channels and attenuates cell migration of rat keratinocytes. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2015; 9:4779-91. [PMID: 26355894 PMCID: PMC4560522 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s84628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Background Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that migration of keratinocytes is critical to wound epithelialization, and defects of this function result in chronic delayed-healing wounds in diabetes mellitus patients, and the migration has been proved to be associated with volume-activated chloride channels. The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of high glucose (HG, 25 mM) on ClC-2 chloride channels and cell migration of keratinocytes. Methods Newborn Sprague Dawley rats were used to isolate and culture the keratinocyte in this study. Immunofluorescence assay, real-time polymerase chain reaction, and Western blot assay were used to examine the expression of ClC-2 protein or mRNA. Scratch wound assay was used to measure the migratory ability of keratinocytes. Transwell cell migration assay was used to measure the invasion and migration of keratinocytes. Recombinant lentivirus vectors were established and transducted to keratinocytes. Whole-cell patch clamp was used to perform the electrophysiological studies. Results We found that the expression of ClC-2 was significantly inhibited when keratinocytes were exposed to a HG (25 mM) medium, accompanied by the decline of volume-activated Cl− current (ICl,vol), migration potential, and phosphorylated PI3K as compared to control group. When knockdown of ClC-2 by RNAi or pretreatment with wortmannin, similar results were observed, including ICl,vol and migration keratinocytes were inhibited. Conclusion Our study proved that HG inhibited ClC-2 chloride channels and attenuated cell migration of rat keratinocytes via inhibiting PI3K signaling.
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- Fuqiang Pan
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Southwestern Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Southwestern Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Southwestern Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Southwestern Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Southwestern Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Southwestern Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Southwestern Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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Zhang C, Ponugoti B, Tian C, Xu F, Tarapore R, Batres A, Alsadun S, Lim J, Dong G, Graves DT. FOXO1 differentially regulates both normal and diabetic wound healing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 209:289-303. [PMID: 25918228 PMCID: PMC4411275 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201409032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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FOXO1 differentially regulates normal and diabetic wound healing through a switch in downstream targets influenced by the effect of glucose and advanced glycation end products. Healing is delayed in diabetic wounds. We previously demonstrated that lineage-specific Foxo1 deletion in keratinocytes interfered with normal wound healing and keratinocyte migration. Surprisingly, the same deletion of Foxo1 in diabetic wounds had the opposite effect, significantly improving the healing response. In normal glucose media, forkhead box O1 (FOXO1) enhanced keratinocyte migration through up-regulating TGFβ1. In high glucose, FOXO1 nuclear localization was induced but FOXO1 did not bind to the TGFβ1 promoter or stimulate TGFβ1 transcription. Instead, in high glucose, FOXO1 enhanced expression of serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade B (ovalbumin), member 2 (SERPINB2), and chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 20 (CCL20). The impact of high glucose on keratinocyte migration was rescued by silencing FOXO1, by reducing SERPINB2 or CCL20, or by insulin treatment. In addition, an advanced glycation end product and tumor necrosis factor had a similar regulatory effect on FOXO1 and its downstream targets and inhibited keratinocyte migration in a FOXO1-dependent manner. Thus, FOXO1 expression can positively or negatively modulate keratinocyte migration and wound healing by its differential effect on downstream targets modulated by factors present in diabetic healing.
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- Chenying Zhang
- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Xu F, Othman B, Lim J, Batres A, Ponugoti B, Zhang C, Yi L, Liu J, Tian C, Hameedaldeen A, Alsadun S, Tarapore R, Graves DT. Foxo1 inhibits diabetic mucosal wound healing but enhances healing of normoglycemic wounds. Diabetes 2015; 64:243-56. [PMID: 25187373 PMCID: PMC4274809 DOI: 10.2337/db14-0589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Re-epithelialization is an important part in mucosal wound healing. Surprisingly little is known about the impact of diabetes on the molecular events of mucosal healing. We examined the role of the transcription factor forkhead box O1 (Foxo1) in oral wounds of diabetic and normoglycemic mice with keratinocyte-specific Foxo1 deletion. Diabetic mucosal wounds had significantly delayed healing with reduced cell migration and proliferation. Foxo1 deletion rescued the negative impact of diabetes on healing but had the opposite effect in normoglycemic mice. Diabetes in vivo and in high glucose conditions in vitro enhanced expression of chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 20 (CCL20) and interleukin-36γ (IL-36γ) in a Foxo1-dependent manner. High glucose-stimulated Foxo1 binding to CCL20 and IL-36γ promoters and CCL20 and IL-36γ significantly inhibited migration of these cells in high glucose conditions. In normal healing, Foxo1 was needed for transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) expression, and in standard glucose conditions, TGF-β1 rescued the negative effect of Foxo1 silencing on migration in vitro. We propose that Foxo1 under diabetic or high glucose conditions impairs healing by promoting high levels of CCL20 and IL-36γ expression but under normal conditions, enhances it by inducing TGF-β1. This finding provides mechanistic insight into how Foxo1 mediates the impact of diabetes on mucosal wound healing.
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- Fanxing Xu
- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Department of Stomatology, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Yang CT, Zhao Y, Xian M, Li JH, Dong Q, Bai HB, Xu JD, Zhang MF. A novel controllable hydrogen sulfide-releasing molecule protects human skin keratinocytes against methylglyoxal-induced injury and dysfunction. Cell Physiol Biochem 2014; 34:1304-17. [PMID: 25277151 PMCID: PMC4205174 DOI: 10.1159/000366339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIM Delayed wound healing is a common skin complication of diabetes, which is associated with keratinocyte injury and dysfunction. Levels of methylglyoxal (MGO), an α-dicarbonyl compound, are elevated in diabetic skin tissue and plasma, while levels of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a critical gaseous signaling molecule, are reduced. Interestingly, the gas has shown dermal protection in our previous study. To date, there is no evidence demonstrating whether MGO affects keratinocyte viability and function or H2S donation abolishes these effects and improves MGO-related impairment of wound healing. The current study was conducted to examine the effects of MGO on the injury and function in human skin keratinocytes and then to evaluate the protective action of a novel H2S-releasing molecule. METHODS An N-mercapto-based H2S donor (NSHD)-1 was synthesized and its ability to release H2S was observed in cell medium and cells, respectively. HaCaT cells, a cell line of human skin keratinocyte, were exposed to MGO to establish an in vitro diabetic wound healing model. NSHD-1 was added to the cells before MGO exposure and the improvement of cell function was observed in respect of cellular viability, apoptosis, oxidative stress, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and behavioral function. RESULTS Treatment with MGO decreased cell viability, induced cellular apoptosis, increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) content and depressed MMP in HaCaT cells. The treatment also damaged cell behavioral function, characterized by decreased cellular adhesion and migration. The synthesized H2S-releasing molecule, NSHD-1, was able to increase H2S levels in both cell medium and cells. Importantly, pretreatment with NSHD-1 inhibited MGO-induced decreases in cell viability and MMP, increases in apoptosis and ROS accumulation in HaCaT cells. The pretreatment was also able to improve adhesion and migration function. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that the novel synthesized H2S donor is able to protect human skin keratinocytes against MGO-induced injury and behavior dysfunction. We believe that more reasonable H2S-releasing molecules will bring relief to patients suffering from delayed wound healing in diabetes mellitus in the future.
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- Chun-Tao Yang
- Department of Physiology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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The preliminary study of effects of tolfenamic Acid on cell proliferation, cell apoptosis, and intracellular collagen deposition in keloid fibroblasts in vitro. Dermatol Res Pract 2014; 2014:736957. [PMID: 25328513 PMCID: PMC4190122 DOI: 10.1155/2014/736957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2014] [Revised: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 08/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Keloid scarring is a fibroproliferative disorder due to the accumulation of collagen type I. Tolfenamic acid (TA), a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, has been found to potentially affect the synthesis of collagen in rats. In this preliminary study, we aimed to test the effects of TA on cell proliferation, cell apoptosis, and the deposition of intracellular collagen in keloid fibroblasts. Normal fibroblasts (NFs) and keloid fibroblasts (KFs) were obtained from human dermis tissue. Within the dose range 10−3–10−6 M and exposure times 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h, we found that 0.55 × 10−3 M TA at 48 h exposure exhibited significantly decreased cell proliferation in both NFs and KFs. Under these experimental conditions, we demonstrated that (1) TA treatment induced a remarkable apoptotic rate in KFs compared to NFs; (2) TA treatment reduced collagen production in KFs versus NFs; (3) TA treatment decreased collagen type I expression in KFs comparing to that of NFs. In summary, our data suggest that TA decreases cell proliferation, induces cell apoptosis, and inhibits collagen accumulation in KFs.
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Chong HC, Chan JSK, Goh CQ, Gounko NV, Luo B, Wang X, Foo S, Wong MTC, Choong C, Kersten S, Tan NS. Angiopoietin-like 4 stimulates STAT3-mediated iNOS expression and enhances angiogenesis to accelerate wound healing in diabetic mice. Mol Ther 2014; 22:1593-604. [PMID: 24903577 DOI: 10.1038/mt.2014.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2014] [Accepted: 05/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Impaired wound healing is a major source of morbidity in diabetic patients. Poor outcome has, in part, been related to increased inflammation, poor angiogenesis, and deficiencies in extracellular matrix components. Despite the enormous impact of these chronic wounds, effective therapies are lacking. Here, we showed that the topical application of recombinant matricellular protein angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) accelerated wound reepithelialization in diabetic mice, in part, by improving angiogenesis. ANGPTL4 expression is markedly elevated upon normal wound injury. In contrast, ANGPTL4 expression remains low throughout the healing period in diabetic wounds. Exogenous ANGPTL4 modulated several regulatory networks involved in cell migration, angiogenesis, and inflammation, as evidenced by an altered gene expression signature. ANGPTL4 influenced the expression profile of endothelial-specific CD31 in diabetic wounds, returning its profile to that observed in wild-type wounds. We showed ANGPTL4-induced nitric oxide production through an integrin/JAK/STAT3-mediated upregulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression in wound epithelia, thus revealing a hitherto unknown mechanism by which ANGPTL4 regulated angiogenesis via keratinocyte-to-endothelial-cell communication. These data show that the replacement of ANGPTL4 may be an effective adjunctive or new therapeutic avenue for treating poor healing wounds. The present finding also confirms that therapeutic angiogenesis remains an attractive treatment modality for diabetic wound healing.
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- Han Chung Chong
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Drive, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Drive, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Drive, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Proteos, A*STAR, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Drive, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Drive, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, Singapore
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- Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics group, Wageningen Univeristy, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- 1] School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Drive, Singapore, Singapore [2] Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Proteos, A*STAR, Singapore, Singapore
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Ganglioside GM3 depletion reverses impaired wound healing in diabetic mice by activating IGF-1 and insulin receptors. J Invest Dermatol 2013; 134:1446-1455. [PMID: 24326453 PMCID: PMC3989402 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2013.532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2013] [Revised: 11/15/2013] [Accepted: 11/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Background Ganglioside GM3 mediates adipocyte insulin resistance, but the role of GM3 in diabetic wound healing, a major cause of morbidity, is unclear. Purpose Determine whether GM3 depletion promotes diabetic wound healing and directly activates keratinocyte insulin pathway signaling. Results GM3 synthase (GM3S) expression is increased in human diabetic foot skin, ob/ob and diet-induced obese diabetic mouse skin, and mouse keratinocytes exposed to increased glucose. GM3S knockout in diet-induced obese mice prevents the diabetic wound healing defect. Keratinocyte proliferation, migration, and activation of insulin receptor (IR) and insulin growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) are suppressed by excess glucose in wild type cells, but increased in GM3S −/− keratinocytes with supplemental glucose. Co-immunoprecipitation of IR, IR substrate-1 (IRS-1), and IGF-1R, and increased IRS-1 and Akt phosphorylation accompany receptor activation. GM3 supplementation or inhibition of IGF-1R or PI3K reverses the increased migration of GM3S−/− keratinocytes, whereas IR knockdown only partially suppresses migration. Conclusions Cutaneous GM3 accumulation may participate in the impaired wound healing of diet-induced diabetes by suppressing keratinocyte insulin/IGF-1 axis signaling. Strategies to deplete GM3S/GM3 may improve diabetic wound healing.
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Tsai WC, Liang FC, Cheng JW, Lin LP, Chang SC, Chen HH, Pang JHS. High glucose concentration up-regulates the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and -13 in tendon cells. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2013; 14:255. [PMID: 23981230 PMCID: PMC3765930 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2013] [Accepted: 08/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background Diabetes mellitus is associated with tendinopathy or tendon injuries. However, the mechanism underlying diabetic tendinopathy is unclear. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of high glucose concentrations on the activity and expression of matrix metalloproteinases, type I collagen, and type III collagen in tendon cells. Methods Tendon cells from rat Achilles tendons were treated with 6 mM, 12 mM, and 25 mM glucose, and then cell proliferation was evaluated by the 3-[4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of MMP-2, MMP-8, MMP-9, and MMP-13 and type I and type III collagen was assessed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The enzymatic activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9 was measured by gelatin zymography. Results The MTT assay results showed that the glucose concentration did not affect tendon cell proliferation. The results of the real-time PCR assay revealed that the mRNA expression of MMP-9 and MMP-13 was up-regulated by treatment with 25 mM glucose, whereas the mRNA expression of type I and III collagen was not affected. Gelatin zymography showed that 25 mM glucose increased the enzymatic activity of MMP-9. Conclusions High glucose concentration up-regulates the expression of MMP-9 and MMP-13 in tendon cells, which may account for the molecular mechanisms underlying diabetic tendinopathy.
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- Wen-Chung Tsai
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Neurotensin modulates the migratory and inflammatory response of macrophages under hyperglycemic conditions. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 2013:941764. [PMID: 24000330 PMCID: PMC3755412 DOI: 10.1155/2013/941764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2013] [Revised: 06/24/2013] [Accepted: 06/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are characterized by an unsatisfactory inflammatory and migratory response. Skin inflammation involves the participation of many cells and particularly macrophages. Macrophage function can be modulated by neuropeptides; however, little is known regarding the role of neurotensin (NT) as a modulator of macrophages under inflammatory and hyperglycemic conditions. RAW 264.7 cells were maintained at 10/30 mM glucose, stimulated with/without LPS (1 μg/mL), and treated with/without NT(10 nM). The results show that NT did not affect macrophage viability. However, NT reverted the hyperglycemia-induced impair in the migration of macrophages. The expression of IL-6 and IL-1β was significantly increased under 10 mM glucose in the presence of NT, while IL-1β and IL-12 expression significantly decreased under inflammatory and hyperglycemic conditions. More importantly, high glucose modulates NT and NT receptor expression under normal and inflammatory conditions. These results highlight the effect of NT on cell migration, which is strongly impaired under hyperglycemic conditions, as well as its effect in decreasing the proinflammatory status of macrophages under hyperglycemic and inflammatory conditions. These findings provide new insights into the potential therapeutic role of NT in chronic wounds, such as in DFU, characterized by a deficit in the migratory properties of cells and a chronic proinflammatory status.
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Lan CCE, Wu CS, Huang SM, Wu IH, Chen GS. High-glucose environment enhanced oxidative stress and increased interleukin-8 secretion from keratinocytes: new insights into impaired diabetic wound healing. Diabetes 2013; 62:2530-8. [PMID: 23423570 PMCID: PMC3712048 DOI: 10.2337/db12-1714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Impaired wound healing frequently occurs in patients with diabetes. Interleukin (IL)-8 production by keratinocyte is responsible for recruiting neutrophils during healing. Intense inflammation is associated with diabetic wounds, while reduction of neutrophil infiltration is associated with enhanced healing. We hypothesized that increased neutrophil recruitment by keratinocytes may contribute to the delayed healing of diabetic wounds. Using cultured human keratinocytes and a diabetic rat model, the current study shows that a high-glucose environment enhanced IL-8 production via epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway in a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent manner in keratinocytes. In addition, diabetic rat skin showed enhanced EGFR, ERK, and IL-8 expression compared with control rats. The dermal neutrophil infiltration of the wound, as represented by expression of myeloperoxidase level, was also significantly higher in diabetic rats. Treating diabetic rats with dapsone, an agent known to inhibit neutrophil function, was associated with improved healing. In conclusion, IL-8 production and neutrophil infiltration are increased in a high-glucose environment due to elevated ROS level and contributed to impaired wound healing in diabetic skin. Targeting these dysfunctions may present novel therapeutic approaches.
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- Cheng-Che E. Lan
- Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Corresponding author: Gwo-Shing Chen,
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Berlanga-Acosta J, Schultz GS, López-Mola E, Guillen-Nieto G, García-Siverio M, Herrera-Martínez L. Glucose toxic effects on granulation tissue productive cells: the diabetics' impaired healing. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2012; 2013:256043. [PMID: 23484099 PMCID: PMC3591209 DOI: 10.1155/2013/256043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2012] [Accepted: 11/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a metabolic noncommunicable disease with an expanding pandemic magnitude. Diabetes predisposes to lower extremities ulceration and impairs the healing process leading to wound chronification. Diabetes also dismantles innate immunity favoring wound infection. Amputation is therefore acknowledged as one of the disease's complications. Hyperglycemia is the proximal detonator of systemic and local toxic effectors including proinflammation, acute-phase proteins elevation, and spillover of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. Insulin axis deficiency weakens wounds' anabolism and predisposes to inflammation. The systemic accumulation of advanced glycation end-products irreversibly impairs the entire physiology from cells-to-organs. These factors in concert hamper fibroblasts and endothelial cells proliferation, migration, homing, secretion, and organization of a productive granulation tissue. Diabetic wound bed may turn chronically inflammed, procatabolic, and an additional source of circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines, establishing a self-perpetuating loop. Diabetic fibroblasts and endothelial cells may bear mitochondrial damages becoming prone to apoptosis, which impairs granulation tissue cellularity and perfusion. Endothelial progenitor cells recruitment and tubulogenesis are also impaired. Failure of wound reepithelialization remains a clinical challenge while it appears to be biologically multifactorial. Ulcer prevention by primary care surveillance, education, and attention programs is of outmost importance to reduce worldwide amputation figures.
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- Jorge Berlanga-Acosta
- Tissue Repair and Cytoprotection Research Group, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Playa, CP 10600 Havana, Cuba.
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Bizzarro V, Fontanella B, Carratù A, Belvedere R, Marfella R, Parente L, Petrella A. Annexin A1 N-terminal derived peptide Ac2-26 stimulates fibroblast migration in high glucose conditions. PLoS One 2012; 7:e45639. [PMID: 23029153 PMCID: PMC3448638 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2012] [Accepted: 08/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Deficient wound healing in diabetic patients is very frequent, but the cellular and molecular causes are poorly defined. In this study, we have evaluated whether Annexin A1 derived peptide Ac2-26 stimulates fibroblast migration in high glucose conditions. Using normal human skin fibroblasts WS1 in low glucose (LG) or high glucose (HG) we observed the enrichment of Annexin A1 protein at cell movement structures like lamellipodial extrusions and interestingly, a significant decrease in levels of the protein in HG conditions. The analysis of the translocation of Annexin A1 to cell membrane showed lower levels of Annexin A1 in both membrane pool and supernatants of WS1 cells treated with HG. Wound-healing assays using cell line transfected with Annexin A1 siRNAs indicated a slowing down in migration speed of cells suggesting that Annexin A1 has a role in the migration of WS1 cells. In order to analyze the role of extracellular Annexin A1 in cell migration, we have performed wound-healing assays using Ac2-26 showing that peptide was able to increase fibroblast cell migration in HG conditions. Experiments on the mobilization of intracellular calcium and analysis of p-ERK expression confirmed the activity of the FPR1 following stimulation with the peptide Ac2-26. A wound-healing assay on WS1 cells in the presence of the FPR agonist fMLP, of the FPR antagonist CsH and in the presence of Ac2-26 indicated that Annexin A1 influences fibroblast cell migration under HG conditions acting through FPR receptors whose expression was slightly increased in HG. In conclusion, these data demonstrate that (i) Annexin A1 is involved in migration of WS1 cells, through interaction with FPRs; (ii) N- terminal peptide of Annexin A1 Ac2-26 is able to stimulate direct migration of WS1 cells in high glucose treatment possibly due to the increased receptor expression observed in hyperglycemia conditions.
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- Valentina Bizzarro
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Geriatrics and Metabolic Diseases, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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The Effect of Platelet-rich Plasma on Wounds of OLETF Rats Using Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 and -9 mRNA. Arch Plast Surg 2012; 39:106-12. [PMID: 22783508 PMCID: PMC3385326 DOI: 10.5999/aps.2012.39.2.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2011] [Revised: 11/01/2011] [Accepted: 11/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background Complicated diabetic patients show impaired, delayed wound healing caused by multiple factors. A study on wound healing showed that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) was effective in normal tissue regeneration. Nonetheless, there is no evidence that when plateletrich plasma is applied to diabetic wounds, it normalizes the diabetic wound healing process. In this study, we have analyzed matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-9 expression to investigate the effect of PRP on diabetic wounds. Methods Twenty-four-week-old male Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty rats were provided by the Tokushima Research Institute. At 50 weeks, wounds were arranged in two sites on the lateral paraspinal areas. Each wound was treated with PRP gel and physiologic saline gauze. To determine the expression of MMP-2, MMP-9, which was chosen as a marker of wound healing, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was performed and local distribution and expression of MMP-2, MMP-9 was also observed throughout the immunohistochemical staining. Results RT-PCR and the immunohistochemical study showed that the levels of MMP-2, MMP-9 mRNA expression in PRP applied tissues were higher than MMP-2, MMP-9 mRNA expression in saline-applied tissues. MMP-9 mRNA expression in wounds of diabetic rats decreased after healing began to occur. But no statistical differences were detected on the basis of body weight or fasting blood glucose levels. Conclusions This study could indicate the extracellular matrix-regulating effect observed with PRP. Our results of the acceleration of wound healing events by PRP under hyperglycemic conditions might be a useful clue for future clinical treatment for diabetic wounds.
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Ferraro F, Lymperi S, Méndez-Ferrer S, Saez B, Spencer JA, Yeap BY, Masselli E, Graiani G, Prezioso L, Rizzini EL, Mangoni M, Rizzoli V, Sykes SM, Lin CP, Frenette PS, Quaini F, Scadden DT. Diabetes impairs hematopoietic stem cell mobilization by altering niche function. Sci Transl Med 2011; 3:104ra101. [PMID: 21998408 PMCID: PMC3754876 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3002191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Success with transplantation of autologous hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) in patients depends on adequate collection of these cells after mobilization from the bone marrow niche by the cytokine granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). However, some patients fail to achieve sufficient HSPC mobilization. Retrospective analysis of bone marrow transplant patient records revealed that diabetes correlated with poor mobilization of CD34+ HSPCs. In mouse models of type 1 and type 2 diabetes (streptozotocin-induced and db/db mice, respectively), we found impaired egress of murine HSPCs from the bone marrow after G-CSF treatment. Furthermore, HSPCs were aberrantly localized in the marrow niche of the diabetic mice, and abnormalities in the number and function of sympathetic nerve termini were associated with this mislocalization. Aberrant responses to β-adrenergic stimulation of the bone marrow included an inability of marrow mesenchymal stem cells expressing the marker nestin to down-modulate the chemokine CXCL12 in response to G-CSF treatment (mesenchymal stem cells are reported to be critical for HSPC mobilization). The HSPC mobilization defect was rescued by direct pharmacological inhibition of the interaction of CXCL12 with its receptor CXCR4 using the drug AMD3100. These data suggest that there are diabetes-induced changes in bone marrow physiology and microanatomy and point to a potential intervention to overcome poor HSPC mobilization in diabetic patients.
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- Francesca Ferraro
- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Cardiovascular Developmental Biology Department. Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Advanced Microscopy Program, Center for System Biology and Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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- Department of Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Science University of Parma, Parma 43100, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Science University of Parma, Parma 43100, Italy
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Advanced Microscopy Program, Center for System Biology and Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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- Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Science University of Parma, Parma 43100, Italy
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Lamers ML, Almeida MES, Vicente-Manzanares M, Horwitz AF, Santos MF. High glucose-mediated oxidative stress impairs cell migration. PLoS One 2011; 6:e22865. [PMID: 21826213 PMCID: PMC3149607 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2011] [Accepted: 06/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Deficient wound healing in diabetic patients is very frequent, but the cellular and molecular causes are poorly defined. In this study, we evaluate the hypothesis that high glucose concentrations inhibit cell migration. Using CHO.K1 cells, NIH-3T3 fibroblasts, mouse embryonic fibroblasts and primary skin fibroblasts from control and diabetic rats cultured in 5 mM D-glucose (low glucose, LG), 25 mM D-glucose (high glucose, HG) or 25 mM L-glucose medium (osmotic control - OC), we analyzed the migration speed, protrusion stability, cell polarity, adhesion maturation and the activity of the small Rho GTPase Rac1. We also analyzed the effects of reactive oxygen species by incubating cells with the antioxidant N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC). We observed that HG conditions inhibited cell migration when compared to LG or OC. This inhibition resulted from impaired cell polarity, protrusion destabilization and inhibition of adhesion maturation. Conversely, Rac1 activity, which promotes protrusion and blocks adhesion maturation, was increased in HG conditions, thus providing a mechanistic basis for the HG phenotype. Most of the HG effects were partially or completely rescued by treatment with NAC. These findings demonstrate that HG impairs cell migration due to an increase in oxidative stress that causes polarity loss, deficient adhesion and protrusion. These alterations arise, in large part, from increased Rac1 activity and may contribute to the poor wound healing observed in diabetic patients.
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- Marcelo L. Lamers
- Department of Morphological Sciences, Institute of Basic Health Science, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Lower-extremity wounds are a major complication of diabetes. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) reflects glycemia over 2–3 months and is the standard measure used to monitor glycemia in diabetic patients, but results from studies have not shown a consistent association of HbA1c with wound healing. We hypothesized that elevated HbA1c would be most associated with poor wound healing. To test this hypothesis we conducted a retrospective cohort study of 183 diabetic individuals treated at the Johns Hopkins Wound Center. Our primary outcome was wound-area healing rate (cm2/day). Calibrated tracings of digital images were used to measure wound area. We estimated coefficients for healing rate using a multiple linear regression model controlling for clustering of wounds within individuals and other common clinic variables. The study population was 45% female and 41% black with mean age of 61 years. Mean HbA1c was 8.0% and there were 2.3 wounds per individual (310 wounds total). Of all measures assessed, only HbA1c was significantly associated with wound-area healing rate. Specifically, for each 1.0% point increase in HbA1c, the daily wound-area healing rate decreased by 0.028 cm2/day (95% CI: 0.003, 0.0054, p=0.027). Our results suggest that glycemia, as assessed by HbA1c, may be an important biomarker in predicting wound healing rate in diabetic patients.
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Lan CCE, Wu CS, Huang SM, Kuo HY, Wu IH, Wen CH, Chai CY, Fang AH, Chen GS. High-Glucose Environment Inhibits p38MAPK Signaling and Reduces Human β-Defensin-3 Expression [corrected] in Keratinocytes. Mol Med 2011; 17:771-9. [PMID: 21442129 DOI: 10.2119/molmed.2010.00091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2010] [Accepted: 03/22/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Diabetes mellitus is characterized by elevated plasma glucose and increased rates of skin infections. Altered immune responses have been suggested to contribute to this prevalent complication, which involves microbial invasion. In this study we explored the effects of a high-glucose environment on the innate immunity of keratinocytes by focusing on β defensin-3 (BD3) using in vivo and in vitro models. Our results demonstrated that the perilesional skins of diabetic rats failed to show enhanced BD3 expression after wounding. In addition, high-glucose treatment reduced human BD3 (hBD3) expression of cultured human keratinocytes. This pathogenic process involved inhibition of p38MAPK signaling, an event that resulted from increased formation of advanced glycation end products. On the other hand, toll-like receptor-2 expression and function of cultured keratinocytes were not significantly affected by high-glucose treatment. In summary, high-glucose conditions inhibited the BD3 expression of epidermal keratinocytes, which in turn contributed to the frequent occurrences of infection associated with diabetic wounding.
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- Cheng-Che E Lan
- Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Klinge U, Theuer S, Krott E, Fiebeler A. Absence of circulating aldosterone attenuates foreign body reaction around surgical sutures. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2009; 395:429-35. [PMID: 19277698 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-009-0473-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2008] [Accepted: 02/11/2009] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Adrenal hormones influence inflammatory and fibrotic activity and thereby are involved in wound-healing process. Any excess as well as any shortage of glucocorticoids leads to a delayed wound healing. Mineralocorticoids like aldosterone have a pro-fibrotic and pro-inflammatory impact; thus, reduction of circulating aldosterone should result in an attenuated inflammatory response to implanted foreign bodies. MATERIAL AND METHODS Eighteen rats were bilaterally adrenalectomized and substituted with dexamethasone (12 microg/kg per day) and 1% salt in their drinking water; 22 rats were sham-operated. The surgical suture material was removed after 3 weeks and analyzed for size of granuloma, ratio of collagen type I/III, apoptotic cells (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase deoxyuridine triphosphate nick end labeling), expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, cyclooxygenase 2, tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 (TNF-R2), cluster of differentiation 68 (CD68), Ki67, and cold shock protein Y box binding protein 1 (YB-1). Cell expression was scored according to Remmele. RESULTS All animals developed foreign body granulomas around the sutures. Absence of circulating aldosterone after adrenalectomy (ADX) was associated with smaller granuloma size and a reduced ratio of collagen type I/III. Ki67 and MMP-2 showed the strongest expression in cells of the infiltrate around suture. In adrenalectomized rats, we observed significantly less CD68-positive macrophages and less Ki67-positive cells but no significant differences in the expression of YB-1, TNF-R2, or MMP-2. Looking for correlations and co-expressions of proteins, the number of significant Spearman correlations was reduced in the ADX group compared to controls (one and four, respectively). CONCLUSION The absence of circulating aldosterone attenuates inflammatory intensity around suture material. Foreign body granuloma seems to be an appropriate model to study chronic inflammatory process.
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- Uwe Klinge
- Surgical Department, University Hospital of the RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
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[Electrocardiographic findings during colonoscopy]. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 1979; 2013:754802. [PMID: 23484152 PMCID: PMC3581278 DOI: 10.1155/2013/754802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2012] [Accepted: 12/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Impaired diabetic wound healing constitutes a major health problem. The impaired healing is caused by complex factors such as abnormal keratinocyte and fibroblast migration, proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis, abnormal macrophage polarization, impaired recruitment of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), and decreased vascularization. Diabetes-enhanced and prolonged expression of TNF-α also contributes to impaired healing. In this paper, we discuss the abnormal cell responses in diabetic wound healing and the contribution of TNF-α.
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