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Wu, M.* ; Matar, D.Y.* ; Yu, Z.* ; Chen, Z.* ; Knoedler, S.* ; Ng, B.G.* ; Darwish, O.A.* ; Sohrabi, S.* ; Friedman, L.* ; Haug, V.* ; Murphy, G.F.* ; Rinkevich, Y. ; Orgill, D.P.* ; Panayi, A.C.*

Continuous NPWT regulates fibrosis in murine diabetic wound healing.

Pharmaceutics 14:2125 (2022)
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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.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords Caspase3 ; Fibrosis ; Mechanotransduction ; Npwt ; Scarring ; Tissue Regeneration ; Wound Healing ; Yap
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1999-4923
e-ISSN 1999-4923
Journal Pharmaceutics
Quellenangaben Volume: 14, Issue: 10, Pages: , Article Number: 2125 Supplement: ,
Publisher MDPI
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Regenerative Biology (IRBM)
Grants
UK-US Fulbright commission
3M*KCI (Kinetic Concepts Inc).
The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation