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DIABETES METABOLIC SYNDROME AND OBESITY-TARGETS AND THERAPY
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages 1685-1696Publisher
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/DMSO.S199705
Keywords
microRNA-126; negative-pressure wound therapy; diabetic wound healing
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- Independent Research Project of Wuhan University [2042017kf0079]
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Background: Negative pressure wound therapy represents an effective therapy to treat nonhealing diabetic wounds by promoting angiogenesis, of which the mechanism hasn't been investigated thoroughly. Growing evidence suggests that miRNAs hold great potential to be clinical biomarkers, and miR-126 is an essential angiogenesis regulator in diabetic wound repair. Purpose: Our study aims to explore the effect of NPWT on the expression of miR-126 in the wound tissue and plasma of diabetic rat models and the association between circulating miR-126 and two quantitative indexes of angiogenesis. Methods: Full-thickness excisional wounds were created on the back of diabetic rats. Measure the wound closure and collect the wound tissue and blood for H&E, immunohistochemistry, Western blot and RT-PCR. Here we demonstrated that significantly increased capillary density and arteriolar density in the NPWT group at each specified time-point. Results: In the NPWT group, miR-126 expression was significantly increased on days 3, 5, 7, and 9 (P<0.05). Furthermore, statistically significant increases in VEGF mRNA and protein expression and p-ERK expression, as well as decreased SPRED1 expression, were noted upon treatment with NPWT on day 9. Our data revealed that miR-126 expression in the wound and plasma was significantly associated (P<0.05). Moreover, a positive correlation was also detected between increased levels of circulating miR-126 and arteriolar density, as well as capillary density (P<0.05). Conclusion: The study suggested that miR-126 was upregulated by NPWT and could represent a promising monitoring tool for angiogenesis in diabetic wounds treated with NPWT.
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