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- Dokumenttyp:
- Journal Article
- Autor(en):
- Wu, Mengfan; Matar, Dany Y; Yu, Zhen; Chen, Ziyu; Knoedler, Samuel; Ng, Brian; Darwish, Oliver A; Sohrabi, Sadaf; Friedman, Leigh; Haug, Valentin; Murphy, George F; Rinkevich, Yuval; Orgill, Dennis P; Panayi, Adriana C
- Titel:
- Continuous NPWT Regulates Fibrosis in Murine Diabetic Wound Healing.
- Abstract:
- Scarring is associated with significant morbidity. The mechanical signaling factor yes-associated protein (YAP) has been linked to Engrailed-1 (En1)-lineage positive fibroblasts (EPFs), a pro-scarring fibroblast lineage, establishing a connection between mechanotransduction and fibrosis. In this study, we investigate the impact of micromechanical forces exerted through negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) on the pathophysiology of fibrosis. Full-thickness excisional dorsal skin wounds were created on diabetic (db/db) mice which were treated with occlusive covering (control) or NPWT (continuous, −125 mmHg, 7 days; NPWT). Analysis was performed on tissue harvested 10 days after wounding. NPWT was associated with increased YAP (p = 0.04) but decreased En1 (p = 0.0001) and CD26 (p < 0.0001). The pro-fibrotic factors Vimentin (p = 0.04), α-SMA (p = 0.04) and HSP47 (p = 0.0008) were decreased with NPWT. Fibronectin was higher (p = 0.01) and collagen deposition lower in the NPWT group (p = 0.02). NPWT increased cellular proliferation (p = 0.002) and decreased apoptosis (p = 0.03). Western blotting demonstrated increased YAP (p = 0.02) and RhoA (p = 0.03) and decreased Caspase-3 (p = 0.03) with NPWT. NPWT uncouples YAP from EPF activation, through downregulation of Caspace-3, a pro-apoptotic factor linked to keloid formation. Mechanotransduction decreases multiple pro-fibrotic factors. Through this multifactorial process, NPWT significantly decreases fibrosis and offers promising potential as a mode to improve scar appearance.
- Zeitschriftentitel:
- Pharmaceutics
- Jahr:
- 2022
- Band / Volume:
- 14
- Heft / Issue:
- 10
- Volltext / DOI:
- doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics14102125
- PubMed:
- http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36297560
- TUM Einrichtung:
- Lehrstuhl für Plastische Chirurgie und Handchirurgie (Prof. Machens)
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