IMR Press / FBL / Volume 27 / Issue 12 / DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2712319
Open Access Original Research
Concentrated Growth Factor Promotes Wound Healing Potential of HaCaT Cells by Activating the RAS Signaling Pathway
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1 Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Shenzhen Longhua District, Guangdong Medical University, 518110 Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
2 Department of Medical Laboratory, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Shenzhen Longhua District, Guangdong Medical University, 518110 Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
*Correspondence: kekey88@163.com (Changneng Ke); xushi_cn@163.com (Shi Xu)
These authors contributed equally.
Academic Editors: Marcus Franz and Alexander Pfeil
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2022, 27(12), 319; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbl2712319
Submitted: 13 September 2022 | Revised: 6 November 2022 | Accepted: 11 November 2022 | Published: 7 December 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Frontiers in Vascular Remodeling)
Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the effect of concentrated growth factor (CGF) on the wound healing potential of human epidermal cells (HaCaT) in vitro and in vivo. Methods: CGF was extracted from venous blood using the centrifugal separation method. The CGF-conditioned medium was prepared from CGF gel immersed in Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle medium. Crystal violet staining and wound healing assay were used to evaluate the proliferation and migration of HaCaT cells, respectively. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was used to test the anti-inflammatory function of CGF. An ELISA kit was employed to detect the concentration of growth factors and interleukins in CGF medium. mRNA and protein levels of angiogenic biomarkers (Angiopoietin-1 (ANGPT-1), vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) and Angiopoietin-2 (ANGPT-2) ) were determined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and Western blot, respectively. A dorsal excisional wound model was recruited to test the wound healing effect of CGF in mice. Results: Three-day treatment of HaCaT cells with CGF significantly promoted cell proliferation, which was followed by an increase in Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) levels in the medium. Cytokines (IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α) were increased in LPS-stimulated HaCaT cells after 3 days, and CGF slightly inhibited the mRNA expression of these cytokines. The RAS signaling pathway was activated upon CGF treatment. Both RAS knockdown and an inhibitor of RAS (zoledronic acid) could block the migration of HaCaT cells after CGF treatment. Protein expressions of CD31, ANGPT-1, and VEGF-A were up-regulated in a dose-dependent manner upon CGF exposure. The protein level of ANGPT-2 was down-regulated after CGF treatment. CGF could promote wound healing in vivo, as demonstrated using the full skin defect model in nude mice. Conclusions: CGF was shown to promote wound repair in vitro and in vivo. The RAS cell signaling pathway was responsible for CGF stimulating the wound healing potential of HaCaT cells.

Keywords
concentrated growth factor
wound healing
RAS signaling pathway
HaCaT cell
Funding
LHQJCYJ202102/Social Public Research Projects of Shenzhen Longhua District
2021A1515111063/Regional Joint Fund of Guangdong Province
A2021253/Medical Scientific Research Foundation of Guangdong Province
2021001/Shenzhen Longhua District Science and Innovation Bureau Fund for Medical Institutions
2021005/Shenzhen Longhua District Science and Innovation Bureau Fund for Medical Institutions
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