The effects of oral Aloe vera on the efficacy of transplanted human endothelial cells and the expression of matrix metalloproteinases in diabetic wound healing.

Autor:	Kaewsrisung S; Inter-Department of Physiology, Graduate School, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand., Sukpat S; Department of Physiology, Center of Excellence for Microcirculation, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand., Issarasena N; Stem Cell and Cell Therapy Research Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand., Patumraj S; Department of Physiology, Center of Excellence for Microcirculation, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand., Somboonwong J; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Heliyon [Heliyon] 2021 Dec 02; Vol. 7 (12), pp. e08533. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 02 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08533
Abstrakt:	Background: Diabetic wounds are characterized by delayed healing and impaired angiogenesis. Aloe vera and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) are reported to facilitate wound healing, and the former also has hypoglycemic property. Matrix metalloproteinases are enzymes that play a role in diabetic wound pathogenesis. Objective: To investigate whether oral Aloe vera can enhance the efficacy of HUVEC transplantation and inhibit the expression of matrix metalloproteinases in wound healing of diabetic mice. Materials and Methods: BALB/c nude mice were randomly assigned into five groups: normal control group, diabetic group (DM), DM transplanted with HUVECs, DM treated with oral Aloe vera , and DM treated with combined HUVECs and oral Aloe vera . Diabetes was induced by streptozotocin. Bilateral full-thickness excision cutaneous wounds were created. At days 7 and 14 post-wounding, the following parameters were determined: blood glucose, wound area, wound perfusion, capillary vascularity, re-epithelialization rate and tissue VEGF levels. Tissue expressions of MMP-2 and MMP-9 were compared between the DM mice and those treated with oral Aloe vera . Results: Over days 7 and 14, Aloe vera exerted glucose-lowering effect in diabetic mice. Higher wound closure rate, blood flow and capillary vascularity, and lower MMP-2 and MMP-9 expressions were observed at both time points in DM treated with Aloe vera group compared with DM group ( P < 0.05). Moreover, combined therapy of HUVECs and oral Aloe vera was more effective than Aloe vera or HUVECs alone in increasing VEGF levels, capillary vascularity and wound perfusion. Blood glucose levels were negatively correlated with angiogenesis ( P = 0.000. Conclusion: It is suggested that oral Aloe vera enhances the efficacy of HUVEC transplantation on diabetic wound angiogenesis, partly through improving glycemic control. Oral Aloe vera also promotes diabetic wound healing via inhibition of MMP-2 and MMP-9 expressions. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest. (© 2021 The Author(s).)
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