Mesh-like electrospun membrane loaded with atorvastatin facilitates cutaneous wound healing by promoting the paracrine function of mesenchymal stem cells

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BACKGROUND: Functional electrospun membranes are promising dressings for promoting wound healing. However, their microstructure and drug loading capacity need further improvements. It is the first time to design a novel mesh-like electrospun fiber loaded with atorvastatin (ATV) and investigated its effects on paracrine secretion by bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and wound healing in vivo.

METHODS: We fabricated a mesh-like electrospun membrane using a copper mesh receiver. The physical properties of the membranes were evaluated by SEM, FTIR spectroscopy, tensile strength analysis, and contrast angle test. Drug release was measured by plotting concentration as a function of time. We tested the effects of conditioned media (CM) derived from BMSCs on endothelial cell migration and angiogenesis. We used these BMSCs and performed RT-PCR and ELISA to evaluate the expressions of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (b-FGF) genes and proteins, respectively. The involvement of FAK and AKT mechanotransduction pathways in the regulation of BMSC secretion by material surface topography was also investigated. Furthermore, we established a rat model of wound healing, applied ATV-loaded mesh-like membranes (PCL/MAT) seeded with BMSCs on wounds, and assessed their efficacy for promoting wound healing.

RESULTS: FTIR spectroscopy revealed successful ATV loading in PCL/MAT. Compared with random electrospun fibers (PCL/R) and mesh-like electrospun fibers without drug load (PCL/M), PCL/MAT induced maximum promotion of human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) migration. In the PCL/MAT group, the cell sheet scratches were nearly closed after 24 h. However, the cell sheet scratches remained open in other treatments at the same time point. The PCL/MAT promoted angiogenesis and led to the generation of longer tubes than the other treatments. Finally, the PCL/MAT induced maximum gene expression and protein secretion of VEGF and b-FGF. As for material surface topography effect on BMSCs, FAK and AKT signaling pathways were shown to participate in the modulation of MSC morphology and its paracrine function. In vivo, PCL/MAT seeded with BMSCs significantly accelerated healing and improved neovascularization and collagen reconstruction in the wound area compared to the other treatments.

CONCLUSIONS: The mesh-like topography of fibrous scaffolds combined with ATV release creates a unique microenvironment that promotes paracrine secretion of BMSCs, thereby accelerating wound healing. Hence, drug-loaded mesh-like electrospun membranes may be highly efficacious for wound healing and as artificial skin. It is a promising approach to solve the traumatic skin defect and accelerate recovery, which is essential to developing functional materials for future regenerative medicine.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Stem cell research & therapy - 13(2022), 1 vom: 07. Mai, Seite 190

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xiang, Jieyu [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Ling [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Yuanlong [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Yufan [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Lingfei [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Danyang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Min [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Liang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

A0JWA85V8F
Atorvastatin
Bone marrow stem cells
EC 2.7.11.1
Electrospun fibrous
Journal Article
Mesh-like topography
Paracrine secretion
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tissue engineering
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
Wound healing

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Date Completed 10.05.2022

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s13287-022-02865-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM340545569