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Exosomes derived from human amniotic epithelial cells accelerate diabetic wound healing via PI3K-AKT-mTOR-mediated promotion in angiogenesis and fibroblast function
BACKGROUND: Diabetic wounds are one of the most common and serious complications of diabetes mellitus, characterized by the dysfunction of wound-healing-related cells in quantity and quality. Our previous studies revealed that human amniotic epithelial cells (hAECs) could promote diabetic wound heal...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7476545/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32923490 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/burnst/tkaa020 |
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author | Wei, Pei Zhong, Chenjian Yang, Xiaolan Shu, Futing Xiao, Shichu Gong, Teng Luo, Pengfei Li, Li Chen, Zhaohong Zheng, Yongjun Xia, Zhaofan |
author_facet | Wei, Pei Zhong, Chenjian Yang, Xiaolan Shu, Futing Xiao, Shichu Gong, Teng Luo, Pengfei Li, Li Chen, Zhaohong Zheng, Yongjun Xia, Zhaofan |
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description | BACKGROUND: Diabetic wounds are one of the most common and serious complications of diabetes mellitus, characterized by the dysfunction of wound-healing-related cells in quantity and quality. Our previous studies revealed that human amniotic epithelial cells (hAECs) could promote diabetic wound healing by paracrine action. Interestingly, numerous studies demonstrated that exosomes derived from stem cells are the critical paracrine vehicles for stem cell therapy. However, whether exosomes derived from hAECs (hAECs-Exos) mediate the effects of hAECs on diabetic wound healing remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the biological effects of hAECs-Exos on diabetic wound healing and preliminarily elucidate the underlying mechanism. METHODS: hAECs-Exos were isolated by ultracentrifugation and identified by transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering and flow cytometry. A series of in vitro functional analyses were performed to assess the regulatory effects of hAECs-Exos on human fibroblasts (HFBs) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in a high-glycemic microenvironment. High-throughput sequencing and bioinformatics analyses were conducted to speculate the related mechanisms of actions of hAECs-Exos on HFBs and HUVECs. Subsequently, the role of the candidate signaling pathway of hAECs-Exos in regulating the function of HUVECs and HFBs, as well as in diabetic wound healing, was assessed. RESULTS: hAECs-Exos presented a cup- or sphere-shaped morphology with a mean diameter of 105.89 ± 10.36 nm, were positive for CD63 and TSG101 and could be internalized by HFBs and HUVECs. After that, hAECs-Exos not only significantly promoted the proliferation and migration of HFBs, but also facilitated the angiogenic activity of HUVECs in vitro. High-throughput sequencing revealed enriched miRNAs of hAECs-Exos involved in wound healing. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes and Gene Ontology analyses have shown that the target genes of the top 15 miRNAs were highly enriched in the PI3K-AKT pathway. Further functional studies demonstrated that the PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway was necessary for the induced biological effects of hAECs-Exos on HFBs and HUVECs, as well as on wound healing, in diabetic mice. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrated that hAECs-Exos represent a promising, novel strategy for diabetic wound healing by promoting angiogenesis and fibroblast function via activation of the PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway. |
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spelling | pubmed-74765452020-09-10 Exosomes derived from human amniotic epithelial cells accelerate diabetic wound healing via PI3K-AKT-mTOR-mediated promotion in angiogenesis and fibroblast function Wei, Pei Zhong, Chenjian Yang, Xiaolan Shu, Futing Xiao, Shichu Gong, Teng Luo, Pengfei Li, Li Chen, Zhaohong Zheng, Yongjun Xia, Zhaofan Burns Trauma Research Article BACKGROUND: Diabetic wounds are one of the most common and serious complications of diabetes mellitus, characterized by the dysfunction of wound-healing-related cells in quantity and quality. Our previous studies revealed that human amniotic epithelial cells (hAECs) could promote diabetic wound healing by paracrine action. Interestingly, numerous studies demonstrated that exosomes derived from stem cells are the critical paracrine vehicles for stem cell therapy. However, whether exosomes derived from hAECs (hAECs-Exos) mediate the effects of hAECs on diabetic wound healing remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the biological effects of hAECs-Exos on diabetic wound healing and preliminarily elucidate the underlying mechanism. METHODS: hAECs-Exos were isolated by ultracentrifugation and identified by transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering and flow cytometry. A series of in vitro functional analyses were performed to assess the regulatory effects of hAECs-Exos on human fibroblasts (HFBs) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in a high-glycemic microenvironment. High-throughput sequencing and bioinformatics analyses were conducted to speculate the related mechanisms of actions of hAECs-Exos on HFBs and HUVECs. Subsequently, the role of the candidate signaling pathway of hAECs-Exos in regulating the function of HUVECs and HFBs, as well as in diabetic wound healing, was assessed. RESULTS: hAECs-Exos presented a cup- or sphere-shaped morphology with a mean diameter of 105.89 ± 10.36 nm, were positive for CD63 and TSG101 and could be internalized by HFBs and HUVECs. After that, hAECs-Exos not only significantly promoted the proliferation and migration of HFBs, but also facilitated the angiogenic activity of HUVECs in vitro. High-throughput sequencing revealed enriched miRNAs of hAECs-Exos involved in wound healing. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes and Gene Ontology analyses have shown that the target genes of the top 15 miRNAs were highly enriched in the PI3K-AKT pathway. Further functional studies demonstrated that the PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway was necessary for the induced biological effects of hAECs-Exos on HFBs and HUVECs, as well as on wound healing, in diabetic mice. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrated that hAECs-Exos represent a promising, novel strategy for diabetic wound healing by promoting angiogenesis and fibroblast function via activation of the PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway. Oxford University Press 2020-09-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7476545/ /pubmed/32923490 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/burnst/tkaa020 Text en © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com |
spellingShingle | Research Article Wei, Pei Zhong, Chenjian Yang, Xiaolan Shu, Futing Xiao, Shichu Gong, Teng Luo, Pengfei Li, Li Chen, Zhaohong Zheng, Yongjun Xia, Zhaofan Exosomes derived from human amniotic epithelial cells accelerate diabetic wound healing via PI3K-AKT-mTOR-mediated promotion in angiogenesis and fibroblast function |
title | Exosomes derived from human amniotic epithelial cells accelerate diabetic wound healing via PI3K-AKT-mTOR-mediated promotion in angiogenesis and fibroblast function |
title_full | Exosomes derived from human amniotic epithelial cells accelerate diabetic wound healing via PI3K-AKT-mTOR-mediated promotion in angiogenesis and fibroblast function |
title_fullStr | Exosomes derived from human amniotic epithelial cells accelerate diabetic wound healing via PI3K-AKT-mTOR-mediated promotion in angiogenesis and fibroblast function |
title_full_unstemmed | Exosomes derived from human amniotic epithelial cells accelerate diabetic wound healing via PI3K-AKT-mTOR-mediated promotion in angiogenesis and fibroblast function |
title_short | Exosomes derived from human amniotic epithelial cells accelerate diabetic wound healing via PI3K-AKT-mTOR-mediated promotion in angiogenesis and fibroblast function |
title_sort | exosomes derived from human amniotic epithelial cells accelerate diabetic wound healing via pi3k-akt-mtor-mediated promotion in angiogenesis and fibroblast function |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7476545/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32923490 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/burnst/tkaa020 |
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