Transforming growth factor-beta and its effect on reepithelialization of partial-thickness ear wounds in transgenic mice
Autor: | Edward E. Tredget, Aziz Ghahary, Eric B. Tredget, Liju Yang, Jack Demare, Geethan Chandran |
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Rok vydání: | 2005 |
Předmět: |
Genetically modified mouse
Keratinocytes Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Transgene Mice Transgenic Dermatology Epithelium chemistry.chemical_compound Mice Cell Movement Transforming Growth Factor beta medicine Animals Keratinocyte migration Back Wound Healing integumentary system Epidermis (botany) biology Ear Transforming growth factor beta chemistry Models Animal biology.protein Wounds and Injuries Surgery Wound healing Bromodeoxyuridine Transforming growth factor |
Zdroj: | Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society. 13(1) |
ISSN: | 1067-1927 |
Popis: | Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) is known to affect nearly every aspect of wound repair. Many of the effects have been extensively investigated; however, the primary effect of endogenously derived TGF-beta on wound reepithelialization is still not completely understood. To examine this, two types of wounds were made on a transgenic mouse over-expressing TGF-beta1. Full-thickness back wounds were made to compare the wound healing process in the presence of compensatory healing mechanisms. Superficial partial-thickness ear wounds involving only the epidermis were made to determine the effect of TGF-beta on reepithelialization. In the partial-thickness ear wounds, at later time points, the transgenic group had smaller epithelial gaps than the wild-type mice. A greater number of actively proliferating cells, as determined by bromodeoxyuridine incorporation, was also found in the transgenic mice at post-injury day 8. These results show that TGF-beta1 stimulates the rate of reepithelialization at later time points in partial-thickness wounds. However, in the full-thickness back wounds, the transgenic animals exhibited a slower reepithelialization rate at all time points and the number of bromodeoxyuridine-positive cells was fewer. Our findings would suggest that the overexpression of TGF-beta1 speeds the rate of wound closure in partial-thickness wounds by promoting keratinocyte migration. In full-thickness wounds, however, the overexpression of TGF-beta1 slows the rate of wound reepithelialization. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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