IBB, Institute of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
Peptides. 2011 Jul;32(7):1469-76. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2011.06.005. Epub 2011 Jun 13.
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are part of the innate immune system and are generally defined as cationic, amphipathic peptides, with less than 50 amino acids, including multiple arginine and lysine residues. The human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide LL37 can be found at different concentrations in many different cells, tissues and body fluids and has a broad spectrum of antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities. The healing of wound is a complex process that involves different steps: hemostasis, inflammation, remodeling/granulation tissue formation and re-epithelialization. Inflammation and angiogenesis are two fundamental physiological conditions implicated in this process. We have recently developed a new method for the expression and purification of recombinant LL37. In this work, we show that the recombinant peptide P-LL37 with a N-terminus proline preserves its immunophysiological properties in vitro and in vivo. P-LL37 neutralized the activation of macrophages by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Besides, the peptide induced proliferation, migration and tubule-like structures formation by endothelial cells. Wound healing experiments were performed in dexamethasone-treated mice to study the effect of LL37 on angiogenesis and wound regeneration. The topical application of synthetic and recombinant LL37 increased vascularization and re-epithelialization. Taken together, these results clearly demonstrate that LL37 may have a key role in wound regeneration through vascularization.
抗菌肽(AMPs)是先天免疫系统的一部分,通常被定义为阳离子、两亲性肽,其长度小于 50 个氨基酸,包含多个精氨酸和赖氨酸残基。人源抗菌肽 LL37 可在许多不同的细胞、组织和体液中以不同浓度存在,具有广谱的抗菌和免疫调节活性。伤口愈合是一个复杂的过程,涉及多个步骤:止血、炎症、重塑/肉芽组织形成和再上皮化。炎症和血管生成是这一过程中两个基本的生理条件。我们最近开发了一种新的方法来表达和纯化重组 LL37。在这项工作中,我们表明具有 N 端脯氨酸的重组肽 P-LL37 在体外和体内保留了其免疫生理学特性。P-LL37 中和了脂多糖(LPS)对巨噬细胞的激活。此外,该肽诱导内皮细胞增殖、迁移和管样结构形成。在给予地塞米松的小鼠中进行伤口愈合实验,以研究 LL37 对血管生成和伤口再生的影响。合成和重组 LL37 的局部应用增加了血管生成和再上皮化。综上所述,这些结果清楚地表明,LL37 通过血管生成可能在伤口再生中发挥关键作用。
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