Park Sewon, Lee Mi Jeong, Kim Ha Jin, Choi Soojeong, Cho Jung Ho, Lee Seungrok, Lee Seulbi, Jin Yoonhee, Cho Seung-Woo
Department of Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea.
Department of Integrated Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Incheon 21983, Republic of Korea.
J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2025 Jun 17;35:e2505015. doi: 10.4014/jmb.2505.05015.
The extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a central role in directing dermal fibroblast behavior and coordinating tissue regeneration through its structural organization and biochemical signaling. In this study, we investigate the composition and regenerative bioactivity of Skin ECM in the context of dermal remodeling as a soluble supplement and surface coating for fibroblast culture. Proteomic profiling demonstrates that Skin ECM preserves the molecular complexity and skin-specific composition of native dermal ECM, including key structural and signaling proteins essential for tissue repair, with over 95% overlap with the human skin proteome, highlighting its strong tissue specificity and biological relevance. Functionally, Skin ECM enhances fibroblast migration during wound healing, upregulates elastin expression, and suppresses transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1)-induced expression of profibrotic and inflammatory markers, indicating inhibition of fibroblast activation. subcutaneous implantation confirms high local and systemic biocompatibility without signs of inflammation or toxicity. Collectively, these findings establish Skin ECM as a bioactive, tissue-specific, and immunologically compatible ECM material, offering broad utility in regenerative medicine, three-dimensional (3D) skin model systems, and dermal therapeutics including cosmetic interventions.
细胞外基质(ECM)通过其结构组织和生化信号传导,在指导真皮成纤维细胞行为和协调组织再生方面发挥着核心作用。在本研究中,我们将皮肤ECM作为成纤维细胞培养的可溶性补充剂和表面涂层,在皮肤重塑的背景下研究其组成和再生生物活性。蛋白质组分析表明,皮肤ECM保留了天然真皮ECM的分子复杂性和皮肤特异性组成,包括组织修复所必需的关键结构和信号蛋白,与人类皮肤蛋白质组的重叠率超过95%,突出了其强大的组织特异性和生物学相关性。在功能上,皮肤ECM可促进伤口愈合过程中成纤维细胞的迁移,上调弹性蛋白表达,并抑制转化生长因子β1(TGF-β1)诱导的促纤维化和炎症标志物的表达,表明可抑制成纤维细胞活化。皮下植入证实了其具有高度的局部和全身生物相容性,且无炎症或毒性迹象。总的来说,这些发现确立了皮肤ECM作为一种生物活性、组织特异性和免疫相容性的ECM材料,在再生医学、三维(3D)皮肤模型系统以及包括美容干预在内的皮肤治疗中具有广泛的应用价值。