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PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Volume 145, Issue 1, Pages 116-126Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000006344
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- Breast Cancer Society of Canada
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Background: Radiofibrosis of breast tissue compromises breast reconstruction by interfering with tissue viability and healing. Autologous fat transfer may reduce radiotherapy-related tissue injury, but graft survival is compromised by the fibrotic microenvironment. Elevated expression of receptor for hyaluronan-mediated motility (RHAMM; also known as hyaluronan-mediated motility receptor, or HMMR) in wounds decreases adipogenesis and increases fibrosis. The authors therefore developed RHAMM peptide mimetics to block RHAMM profibrotic signaling following radiation. They propose that this blocking peptide will decrease radiofibrosis and establish a microenvironment favoring adipose-derived stem cell survival using a rat mammary fat pad model. Methods: Rat mammary fat pads underwent a one-time radiation dose of 26 Gy. Irradiated (n = 10) and nonirradiated (n = 10) fat pads received a single intramammary injection of a sham injection or peptide NPI-110. Skin changes were examined clinically. Mammary fat pad tissue was processed for fibrotic and adipogenic markers using quantitative polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemical analysis. Results: Clinical assessments and molecular analysis confirmed radiation-induced acute skin changes and radiation-induced fibrosis in rat mammary fat pads. Peptide treatment reduced fibrosis, as detected by polarized microscopy of picrosirius red staining, increased collagen ratio of 3:1, reduced expression of collagen-1 crosslinking enzymes lysyl-oxidase, transglutaminase 2, and transforming growth factor beta 1 protein, and increased adiponectin, an antifibrotic adipokine. RHAMM was expressed in stromal cell subsets and was downregulated by the RHAMM peptide mimetic. Conclusion: Results from this study predict that blocking RHAMM function in stromal cell subsets can provide a postradiotherapy microenvironment more suitable for fat grafting and breast reconstruction.
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