scholarly journals WOUND-HEALING PROPERTIES OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR β (TGF-β) INDUCIBLE EARLY GENE 1 (TIEG1) KNOCKOUT MICE

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (02) ◽  
pp. 63-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manabu Taguchi ◽  
Steven L. Moran ◽  
Mark E. Zobitz ◽  
Chunfeng Zhao ◽  
Malayannan Subramaniam ◽  
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Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) has a broad effect on wound healing, but many questions remain about the regulation of TGF-β during the healing process. TGF-β inducible early gene 1 (TIEG1) is a primary response gene for TGF-β that controls the activities of the TGF-β/Smad pathway, the primary TGF-β signaling pathway. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of TIEG1 in cutaneous wound healing using TIEG1 knockout mice. The wound healing in TIEG1 knockout mice and wild-type controls was evaluated by wound breaking strength, Western blot, and histology at postoperative days 3, 7, and 14. Although re-epithelialization of both groups was similarly complete at day 7, the TIEG1 knockout mice had a significantly lower wound breaking strength than the controls at postoperative day 14. These results suggest that TIEG1 expression may be an important factor involved in the initiation and support of normal cutaneous wound healing.

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zizy I. Elbialy ◽  
Ayman Atiba ◽  
Aml Abdelnaby ◽  
Ibrahim I. Al-Hawary ◽  
Ahmed Elsheshtawy ◽  
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Abstract Background Collagen is the most abundant structural protein in the mammalian connective tissue and represents approximately 30% of animal protein. The current study evaluated the potential capacity of collagen extract derived from Nile tilapia skin in improving the cutaneous wound healing in rats and investigated the underlying possible mechanisms. A rat model was used, and the experimental design included a control group (CG) and the tilapia collagen treated group (TCG). Full-thickness wounds were conducted on the back of all the rats under general anesthesia, then the tilapia collagen extract was applied topically on the wound area of TCG. Wound areas of the two experimental groups were measured on days 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 post-wounding. The stages of the wound granulation tissues were detected by histopathologic examination and the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and transforming growth factor (TGF-ß1) were investigated using immunohistochemistry. Moreover, relative gene expression analysis of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-ß1), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), and alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) were quantified by real-time qPCR. Results The histopathological assessment showed noticeable signs of skin healing in TCG compared to CG. Immunohistochemistry results revealed remarkable enhancement in the expression levels of VEGF and TGF-β1 in TCG. Furthermore, TCG exhibited marked upregulation in the VEGF, bFGF, and α-SMA genes expression. These findings suggested that the topical application of Nile tilapia collagen extract can promote the cutaneous wound healing process in rats, which could be attributed to its stimulating effect on recruiting and activating macrophages to produce chemotactic growth factors, fibroblast proliferation, and angiogenesis. Conclusions The collagen extract could, therefore, be a potential biomaterial for cutaneous wound healing therapeutics.


2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (11) ◽  
pp. 1000-1015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Yung Chia ◽  
Andréia Dantas Medeiros ◽  
André de Menezes Silva Corraes ◽  
José Eduardo Ferreira Manso ◽  
César Silveira Claudio da Silva ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keijiro Hori ◽  
Jie Ding ◽  
Yvonne Marcoux ◽  
Takashi Iwashina ◽  
Hiroyuki Sakurai ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iásly Lima ◽  
Rondinelle Castro ◽  
Beatriz Adjafre ◽  
Skarlatt Sousa ◽  
Dayrine de Paula ◽  
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Abstract Objective and designTo investigate the healing mechanism of Delonix regia galactomannan (GM-DR) in a mice model of excisional cutaneous wound. Materials and subjectsFemale Swiss mice were used in all treatments. TreatmentGM-DR (% 0.01-1) was topically applied to the wounds during 14 days.MethodsThe wound healing effect of GM-DR was evaluated by the following parameters: wound closure, clinical signs (hyperemia, edema, exsudate, nociception), oxidative stress markers (malondialdehyde – MDA, reduced glutathione - GSH), histopathological and histomorphometric analysis (collagenesis, blood vessels, polymorphonuclear, mononuclear, fibroblast/myofibroblast cells) and immunohistochemical (inflammatory growth factor mediators). ResultsGM-DR reduced wound area (7 - 14th day) and hypernociception (6 h - 5th day), leukocyte infiltration (2 -7th day), expression and levels of IL-1β (2th day), IL-6 (2th day), MDA (44% - 2th day), and increased fibroblast/myofibroblast, granulation tissue, collagen deposition, GSH (25 - 50%, 2-5th day), Transforming Growth Factor Beta (TGF-β) expression (7-10th day) and Smooth Muscle Alpha Actin (a-SMA) (7-14th day). ConclusionsGM-DR accelerates the mice healing process acting both in the inflammatory and proliferative phases.


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