Modern dressing based on polymer microfibers with aluminum oxyhydroxide: properties and mechanism of wound healing

Author(s):  
A. S. Lozhkomoev ◽  
N. V. Kirilova ◽  
O. V. Bakina

Objective: to investigate the structure of the new VitaVallis dressing and determine the mechanism of its wound healing effect. Materials and methods. To study the structure of the VitaVallis dressing, transmission and scanning electron microscopy methods were used. The course of the wound process was studied in 60 male mice of the Balb / c line. The healing of a wound defect under the influence of dressings was studied on the model of a “skin flap”. Morphometric evaluation of histological preparations was carried out by computer-aided graphical analysis of samples. Statistical processing of the results was carried out using the parametric (Student's test) and non-parametric (Wilcoxon's test) methods. For analysis, the program Statistica 6.0 was used. Results. The structure of the VitaVallis dressing is randomly spaced polymer fibers with a diameter of 1.0—5.0 microns, on the surface of which nanosheet structures of aluminum oxyhydroxide (AlOOH) are immobilized. In vivo experiments have shown that the use of VitaVallis dressing in the treatment of model wounds in mice promotes accelerated healing and leads to better epidermis organotypic differentiation and accelerates the maturation of granulation tissue. This effect is due to a combination of factors such as: reduction of inflammatory processes due to the removal and retention of wound exudate, including pathogenic microflora, stimulation of marginal epithelization, protection of the formed granulation tissue from drying out and acceleration of its maturation. Conclusion. Analysis of the structure and mechanism of the wound-healing action of the dressing VitaVallis suggests the effectiveness of its use in the local treatment of wounds.

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 4678
Author(s):  
Sepideh Parvanian ◽  
Hualian Zha ◽  
Dandan Su ◽  
Lifang Xi ◽  
Yaming Jiu ◽  
...  

Mechanical stress following injury regulates the quality and speed of wound healing. Improper mechanotransduction can lead to impaired wound healing and scar formation. Vimentin intermediate filaments control fibroblasts’ response to mechanical stress and lack of vimentin makes cells significantly vulnerable to environmental stress. We previously reported the involvement of exosomal vimentin in mediating wound healing. Here we performed in vitro and in vivo experiments to explore the effect of wide-type and vimentin knockout exosomes in accelerating wound healing under osmotic stress condition. Our results showed that osmotic stress increases the size and enhances the release of exosomes. Furthermore, our findings revealed that exosomal vimentin enhances wound healing by protecting fibroblasts against osmotic stress and inhibiting stress-induced apoptosis. These data suggest that exosomes could be considered either as a stress modifier to restore the osmotic balance or as a conveyer of stress to induce osmotic stress-driven conditions.


Author(s):  
Pollyana Ribeiro Castro ◽  
Lucas Felipe Fernandes Bittencourt ◽  
Sébastien Larochelle ◽  
Silvia Passos Andrade ◽  
Charles Reay Mackay ◽  
...  

Butyrate is a short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) derived from microbiota and is involved in a range of cell processes in a concentration-dependent manner. Low concentrations of sodium butyrate (NaBu) was shown to be proangiogenic. However, the mechanisms associated with these effects are not yet fully known. Here, we investigated the contribution of the SCFA receptor GPR43 in the proangiogenic effects of local treatment with NaBu and its effects on matrix remodeling using the sponge-induced fibrovascular tissue model in mice lacking the GPR43 gene (GPR43-KO) and the wild-type (WT). We demonstrated that NaBu (0.2 mM intraimplant) treatment enhanced the neovascularization process, blood flow, and VEGF levels in a GPR43-dependent manner in the implants. Moreover, NaBu was able to modulate matrix remodeling aspects of the granulation tissue such as proteoglycans production, collagen deposition and α-SMA expression in vivo, besides to increase TGF-b1 levels in the fibrovascular tissue, in a GPR43-dependent manner. Interestingly, NaBu directly stimulated L929 murine fibroblasts migration, and TGF-β1 and collagen production in vitro. GPR43 was found to be expressed in human dermal fibroblasts, myofibroblasts and endothelial cells. Overall, our findings evidence that the metabolite-sensing receptor GPR43 contributes to the effects of low dose of NaBu in inducing angiogenesis and matrix remodeling during granulation tissue formation. These data provide important insights for the proposition of new therapeutic approaches based on NaBu, beyond the highly explored intestinal, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer purposes, as a local treatment to improve tissue repair, particularly, by modulating granulation tissue components.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e13086-e13086
Author(s):  
Xiu Chen ◽  
Jinhai Tang

e13086 Background: Obesity is associated with the risk of breast cancer(BCa) incidence and development. However, biological changes in obesity BCa individuals are still uncertain. Nowadays, circCNIH4, one of novel non-coding RNAs, was found to be a non-invasive biomarker in cancers. Methods: We verified the cancer-promoting role of obesity in BCa patients by comparing BMI indexes of 33 BCa and 44 benign tumor patients. Then we cocultured viscera adipose cells(HPA-v) and BCa cells(MCF-7/H and MDA-MB-231/H) to confirm the function of adipocytes on metastasis of BCa cells through wound healing, transwell assays. In vivo experiments were also performed. We analyzed the expression level of circCNIH4 in MCF-7/H, MDA-MB-231/H and different subtypes of BCa cells by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Simultaneously, we identified inhibited effects of circCNIH4 on metastasis of BCa cells by wound healing, transwell assays and verified the location of circCNIH4 by FISH. Luciferase Assay was used to detect harbored miRNA. Rescue experiments were then applied. Results: We found the BMI of BCa patients(24.37±2.51) was much higher than benign patients(22.97±2.91). Metastasis of BCa cells were obviously promoted after in vitro and in vivo experiments. Then we found the expression of circCNIH4 in MCF-7/H and MDA-MB-231/H were down-regulated 0.71 and 0.52 than that in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231. Also, circCNIH4 was positively correlated with less aggressive types of BCa cells. Overexpression of circCNIH4 in MDA-MB-231 could suppress cell invasion and migration, while silencing of it in MCF-7 promoted cell invasion and migration. The FISH assay demonstrated that circCNIH4 mainly located in the cytoplasm and might function as a “sponge” for miRNA. MiR-135b functioned as a tumor promoter gene from data of 93 BCa patients (HR = 2.27; 1.01 − 5.12), and it could be captured by circCNIH4 via luciferase and rescued assays. Conclusions: In this study, we revealed that BMI or viscera adipocytes could deteriorate prognosis of BCa and circCNIH4 could be a novel biomarker for non-invasive BCa. In details, circCNIH4 mainly suppressed the adipocyte's pro-metastasis effects on BCa by capturing miR-135b.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra A. Amin ◽  
Hapipah M. Ali ◽  
Mohammed A. Alshawsh ◽  
Pouya H. Darvish ◽  
Mahmood A. Abdulla

Antrodia camphoratais a parasitic fungus from Taiwan, it has been documented to possess a variety of pharmacological and biological activities. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the potential ofAntrodia camphorataethanol extract to accelerate the rate of wound healing closure and histology of wound area in experimental rats. The safety ofAntrodia camphoratawas determinedin vivoby the acute toxicity test andin vitroby fibroblast cell proliferation assay. The scratch assay was used to evaluate thein vitrowound healing in fibroblast cells and the excision model of wound healing was testedin vivousing four groups of adultSprague Dawleyrats. Our results showed that wound treated withAntrodia camphorataextract and intrasite gel significantly accelerates the rate of wound healing closure than those treated with the vehicle. Wounds dressed withAntrodia camphorataextract showed remarkably less scar width at wound closure and granulation tissue contained less inflammatory cell and more fibroblast compared to wounds treated with the vehicle. Masson’s trichrom stain showed granulation tissue containing more collagen and less inflammatory cell inAntrodia camphoratatreated wounds. In conclusion,Antrodia camphorataextract significantly enhanced the rate of the wound enclosure in rats and promotes thein vitrohealing through fibroblast cell proliferation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  

Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP), a room temperate ionised gas, known as the fourth state of matter is an ionised gas and can be produced from argon, helium, nitrogen, oxygen or air at atmospheric pressure and low temperatures. CAP has become a new promising way for many biomedical applications, such as disinfection, cancer treatment, root canal treatment, wound healing, and other medical applications. Among these applications, investigations of plasma for skin wound healing have gained huge success both in vitro and in vivo experiments without any known significant negative effects on healthy tissues. The development of CAP devices has led to novel therapeutic strategies in wound healing, tissue regeneration and skin infection management. CAP consists of a mixture of multitude of active components such as charged particles, electric field, UV radiation, and reactive gas species which can act synergistically. CAP has lately been recognized as an alternative approach in medicine for sterilization of wounds by its antiseptic effects and promotion of wound healing by stimulation of cell proliferation and migration of wound related skin cells. With respect to CAP applications in medicine, this review focuses particularly on the potential of CAP and the known molecular basis for this action. We summarize the available literature on the plasma devices developed for wound healing, the current in vivo and in vitro use of CAP, and the mechanism behind it as well as the biosafety issues.


2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 253-258
Author(s):  
S. Kirubanandan ◽  
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S. Renganathan ◽  

The infection at the wound site is a severe kind of problem and it delays regeneration of epidermis and dermis in the wound and slows wound closure. Due to the secretion of microbial enzymes by wound pathogens, a variety of extracellular matrix proteins were degraded. Synthetic antimicrobial therapy used in the wound management and eradication of pathogens. However, it has many shortcomings such as anti-microbial resistance, cyto-toxicity against host tissue and absence of synergistic activity. In order to overcome these limitations, Pyto-pharmaceuticals extracted from herbal plants were applied to manage the wound infection and treatment. The objective of this work is to evaluate the wound repair and regeneration potential of the fruits of Terminalia bellarica which has a variety of pharmacological activities such as astringent, antiseptic and laxative. The dry fruits of Terminalia bellarica were grounded into powder form using the grinder. Extraction was performed by using Soxhlet apparatus with 95% (v/v) ethanol. The dried extract was dissolved in Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) and used to assay the antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853. An ointment was prepared from the ethanol extract (10% w/w) and assessed for its in vivo wound healing potential on infected rat model by rate of healing, bacterial count, biochemical analysis, and expression of matrix metalloproteinase. In addition to that, the collagen content in the granulation tissue was estimated to comment on wound regeneration potential of the fruits of Terminalia bellarica. The treated group has shown significantly improved wound regeneration and well formed epidermis and dermis in the granulation tissue. Furthermore, Assessment of granulation tissue on every fourth day showed significant reduction in bacterial pathogens CFU with significant elevated level of collagen, hexosamine, uronic acid, in the treated group (P<0.05). The reduced level expression of matrix metalloproteinase expression observed in the treated group by gelatin zymography and the synthesis of substantial amount of collagen in the granulation tissue confirms our in vivo assessment. The results showed the antibacterial and wound healing activities of Terminalia bellarica fruits ointment, necessary for the management of infected open dermal wounds. The isolation of bioactive molecules from Terminalia bellarica fruits and its interaction various cells using cell culture studies would be future work.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 22-28
Author(s):  
Yu.M. Babina ◽  
D.V. Dmyrtriiev ◽  
O.A. Nazarchuk ◽  
P.P. Hormash

Ulcer-necrotic lesions of the feet are detected in 5-15% of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). According to the literature today in Ukraine, patients with DM perform high amputation of the lower extremities with diabetic foot syndrome with a frequency of 19.6-42.6%, at the same time, mortality ranges from 8.9% to 25.0%, and the total mortality rate at the DM varies from 6.6% to 13.5%, often associated with the occurrence of postoperative complications. The aim of the work was to study morphological indicators of reparation of soft tissues of the lower extremities in patients with diabetic foot syndrome on the background of local treatment during the perioperative period. We investigated changes in histologic structure and character of reactions of skin tissues, muscles and fascia during the period of visceral disease in patients with diabetes mellitus after different types of local treatment. Then, samples of skin tissues, muscles and fascia were photographed and analyzed using a light microscope OLIMPUS BX 41. In the first group of the comparison, which used standard methods of anesthesia and local antiseptic povidone-iodine, granulation tissue was characterized by the complete absence of fibrous structures (collagen fibers) and the presence of a small number of newly formed small diameter vessels with blistered endothelium. Vessels of young granulation tissue were dilated, full-blooded, the endothelium was swollen, there was significant perivascular edema. In the second group of patients (where povidone-iodine and infiltration anesthesia with 2% lidocaine solution anesthetic was used locally) there were almost no remains of necrotic tissues in the affected tissues. It should be noted that there was better granulation development with fewer inflammatory-cell elements, more young forms of fibroblasts and a moderate pathological vascular reaction. In the first (control) group, wound healing by 3-7 days is characterized by somewhat slow regeneration. Wound healing was most favorable in patients of the second group, where infiltration anesthesia was used by local anesthetic and antiseptic povidone-iodine.


Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianlin Gao ◽  
Menghui Jiang ◽  
Xiaoqian Liu ◽  
Guoju You ◽  
Wenyu Wang ◽  
...  

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogel and stem cell therapy have been widely used in wound healing. However, the lack of bioactivity for PVA and security of stem therapy limited their application. In this study, an adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs)-seeded PVA dressing (ADSCs/PVA) was prepared for wound healing. One side of the PVA dressing was modified with photo-reactive gelatin (Az-Gel) via ultraviolet (UV) irradiation (Az-Gel@PVA), and thus ADSCs could adhere, proliferate on the PVA dressings and keep the other side of the dressings without adhering to the wound. The structure and mechanics of Az-Gel@PVA were determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and material testing instruments. Then, the adhesion and proliferation of ADSCs were observed via cell counts and live-dead staining. Finally, in vitro and in vivo experiments were utilized to confirm the effect of ADSCs/PVA dressing for wound healing. The results showed that Az-Gel was immobilized on the PVA and showed little effect on the mechanical properties of PVA hydrogels. The surface-modified PVA could facilitate ADSCs adhesion and proliferation. Protein released tests indicated that the bioactive factors secreted from ADSCs could penetrated to the wound. Finally, in vitro and in vivo experiments both suggested the ADSCs/PVA could promote the wound healing via secreting bioactive factors from ADSCs. It was speculated that the ADSCs/PVA dressing could not only promote the wound healing, but also provide a new way for the safe application of stem cells, which would be of great potential for skin tissue engineering.


Molecules ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 2215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Da Kim ◽  
Ji Jang ◽  
Song Jang ◽  
Jungsun Lee

The neuropeptide substance P (SP) is known to stimulate wound healing by regulating the production of relevant cytokines as well as cell proliferation and migration. However, the therapeutic application of SP is limited by its low stability under biological conditions and oxidation during purification, formulation, and storage. To address this problem, we developed a novel formulation of SP as an SP gel, and investigated its wound healing activity both in vitro and in vivo. SP in SP gel was stable at various temperatures for up to 4 weeks. In vitro, SP gel exhibited more potential as a candidate wound-healing agent than SP alone, as evidenced by the observed increases in the proliferation and migration of human epidermal keratinocytes and human dermal fibroblasts. In vivo experiments showed that SP gel treatment enhanced the healing of full-thickness wounds in mice as compared to SP alone. These results demonstrate the benefits of SP gel as a promising topical agent for wound treatment.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Li ◽  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Jihong Shi ◽  
Kaituo Liu ◽  
Xujie Wang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Hypertrophic scar (HS) is a fibro-proliferative disorder of dermis after burn or trauma and usually leads to esthetic disfiguration and functionary impairment for patients. Emerging evidences demonstrated ADSC-Exo could alleviate the visceral fibrosis, but little attention had been paid to its role in skin fibrosis. In the study, we would explore the effect of ADSC-Exo on HS and investigated the exact mechanism underlying the properties. Methods ADSC-Exo were isolated, identified, and internalized by HS-derived fibroblasts (HSFs). The effect of ADSC-Exo on the proliferation and migration of HSFs were detected by flow cytometry and Ki67 immunofluorescence staining, or scratch and trans-wells assays, respectively. RT-PCR, immunoblotting, immunofluorescence, and immunohistochemistry staining were used to evaluate the expression of IL-17RA, Col1, Col3, α-SMA, SIP1, and p-Smad2/p-Smad3 in HSFs stimulated with ADSC-Exo, miR-192-5p mimics, or inhibitors, IL-17RA siRNA and their negative controls. Digital morphology, H&E, Masson’s trichrome staining, and immunohistochemistry staining were performed to measure the effect of ADSC-Exo and Lv-IL-17RA shRNA on excisional wound of BALB/c mice. Results The verified ADSC-Exo effectively inhibited the proliferation and migration of HSFs, decreased the expression of Col1, Col3, α-SMA, IL-17RA, and p-Smad2/p-Smad3 and increased the levels of SIP1 in HSFs. Besides, the mice in ADSC-Exo-treated group demonstrated faster wound healing and less collagen deposition. Furthermore, miR-192-5p was highly expressed in ADSC-Exo and ADSC-Exosomal miR-192-5p ameliorated hypertrophic scar fibrosis. Meanwhile, miR-192-5p targeted the expression of IL-17RA to decrease the pro-fibrotic proteins levels. Moreover, IL-17RA was overexpressed in HS and HSFs, and knockdown IL-17RA alleviated the expression of Col1, Col3, α-SMA, and p-Smad2/p-Smad3 and increased the expression of SIP1 in HSFs. Most importantly, IL-17RA silence also facilitated wound healing, attenuated collagen production, and modulated Smad pathway in HSFs. Conclusions This study illustrated ADSC-Exo attenuated the deposition of collagen, the trans-differentiation of fibroblasts-to-myofibroblasts, and the formation of hypertrophic scar by in vitro and in vivo experiments. ADSC-Exosomal miR-192-5p targeted IL-17RA to regulate Smad pathway in hypertrophic scar fibrosis. ADSC-Exo could be a promising therapeutic strategy for clinical treatment of hypertrophic scar and the anti-fibrotic properties could be achieved by miR-192-5p/IL-17RA/Smad axis.


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