Journal
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jpm11010004
Keywords
gene-activated scaffolds; β -klotho; stem cells rejuvenation; adipose-derived stem cells; wound healing
Funding
- RCSI-MUB Internal Research Grant
- RCSI Dublin
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The study shows that pre-treatment with beta-klotho protein promotes inflammatory signal pruning, enhances the pro-angiogenic response of diabetic stem cells, and accelerates the cellular expression of matrix proteins, effectively speeding up the functional development of diabetic stem cells for wound healing applications.
Skin wounds can lead to serious morbidity complications in diabetic patients due to the reduced healing potential of autologous stem cells. One reason for the low functional potency of stem cells from diabetic patients (diabetic stem cells) is attributed to their senescent-like nature. Here, we investigated if an anti-ageing protein, beta-klotho, could be used to rejuvenate diabetic stem cells and to promote pro-angiogenic gene-activated scaffold (GAS)-induced functional response for wound healing applications. Human stem cells derived from the adipose tissue (adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs)) of normal and diabetic (type 2) donors were used for the study. We report that the beta-klotho priming facilitated inflammatory signal pruning by reducing interleukin-8 release by more than half while concurrently doubling the release of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1. Additionally, beta-klotho priming enhanced the pro-angiogenic response of diabetic ADSCs on GAS by dampening the release of anti-angiogenic factors (i.e., pigment epithelium-derived factor, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 and thrombospondin-1) while simultaneously supporting the expression of pro-angiogenic factors (i.e., Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), angiopoietin-2 and angiogenin). Finally, we show that beta-klotho pre-treatment expedites the cellular expression of matrix proteins such as collagen IV and collagen VI, which are implicated in tissue maturation. Taken together, our study provides evidence that the synergistic effect of the pro-angiogenic GAS and beta-klotho activation effectively accelerates the functional development of diabetic ADSCs for wound healing applications.
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