Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Department of Orthopedic Sursery, West China Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
J Cell Biochem. 2019 Mar;120(3):4057-4064. doi: 10.1002/jcb.27689. Epub 2018 Sep 27.
The current study was designed to investigate the effects and underlying mechanisms of adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ADSCs) on hypertrophic scar (HS) fibrosis.
Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blot analysis were performed to detect the expression of collagen I (Col1), collagen III (Col3), and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) after fibroblasts and cultured HS tissues were treated with ADSC medium. All data were analyzed by using SPSS17.0 software. Statistical analysis was performed by Student t tests.
The in vitro study showed that ADSC medium decreased the expression of Col1, Col3, and α-SMA. In addition, the protein level of p-p38 was downregulated by ADSC medium treatment in a concentration dependent manner.
The current study demonstrated that ADSC could decrease collagen deposition and scar formation in in vitro experiments. The regulation of the p38/MAPK signaling pathway might play an important role in the process.
本研究旨在探讨脂肪组织源性干细胞(ADSCs)对增生性瘢痕(HS)纤维化的作用及其潜在机制。
采用实时定量聚合酶链反应(qRT-PCR)和 Western blot 分析检测 ADSC 培养基处理成纤维细胞和培养的 HS 组织后胶原 I(Col1)、胶原 III(Col3)和α-平滑肌肌动蛋白(α-SMA)的表达。所有数据均采用 SPSS17.0 软件进行分析。采用 Student t 检验进行统计学分析。
体外研究表明,ADSC 培养基降低了 Col1、Col3 和 α-SMA 的表达。此外,ADSC 培养基处理呈浓度依赖性地下调 p-p38 的蛋白水平。
本研究表明 ADSC 可减少体外实验中的胶原沉积和瘢痕形成。p38/MAPK 信号通路的调节可能在该过程中起重要作用。