A frog peptide provides new strategies for the intervention against skin wound healing

Background Amphibian derived pro-healing peptides as molecular probes might provide a promising strategy for development of drug candidates and elucidation of cellular and molecular mechanisms of skin wound healing. A novel skin amphibian peptide, OA-RD17, was tested for modulation of cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with skin wound healing. Methods Cell scratch, cell proliferation, trans-well, and colony formation assays were used to explore the pro-healing ability of peptide OA-RD17 and microRNA-632 (miR-632). Then, the therapeutic effects of OA-RD17 and miR-632 were assessed in mice, diabetic patient ex vivo skin wounds and SD rats. Moreover, hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), immunohistochemistry, and immunofluorescence staining were performed to detect skin wound tissue regeneration, inflammatory factors expression, and macrophage polarization. Finally, RNA sequencing, molecular docking, co-localization, dual luciferase reporter, real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR), and Western blotting were used to explore the mechanism of OA-RD17 and miR-632 on facilitating skin wound healing. Results The non-toxic peptide (OA-RD17) promoted macrophage proliferation and migration by activating MAPK and suppressed inflammation by inhibiting NF-κB. In keratinocytes, OA-RD17 inhibited excessive inflammation, and activated MAPK via the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) to promote proliferation and migration, as well as up-regulate the expression of miR-632, which targeted GSK3β to activate Wnt/β-catenin to boost proliferation and migration in a positive feedback manner. Notably, OA-RD17 promoted transition from the inflammatory to proliferative stage, accelerated epidermal and granulation regeneration, and exhibited therapeutic effects on mouse and diabetic patient ex vivo skin wounds. MiR-632 activated Wnt/β-catenin to promote full-thickness skin wound healing in rats. Conclusions OA-RD17 exhibited promising therapeutic effects on mice (full-thickness, deep second-degree burns), and ex vivo skin wounds in diabetic patients by regulating macrophages proliferation, migration, and polarization (MAPK, NF-κB), and keratinocytes proliferation and migration (TLR4/MAPK/miR-632/Wnt/β-catenin molecular axis). Moreover, miR-632 also activated Wnt/β-catenin to promote full-thickness skin wound healing in rats. Notably, our results indicate that OA-RD17 and miR-632 are promising pro-healing drug candidates. Graphical Abstract.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Cellular & molecular biology letters - 28(2023), 1 vom: 28. Juli

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Chao [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Zhe [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yixiang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Naixin [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Saige [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zhuo [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yubing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yinglei [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yingxuan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jiayi [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Yutong [VerfasserIn]
He, Li [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Xinwang [VerfasserIn]

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Amphibians
Inflammation
MiR-632/Wnt/β-catenin
Pro-healing peptide
Skin wounds
TLR4/MAPK

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© The Author(s) 2023

doi:

10.1186/s11658-023-00468-3

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SPR052552292