Journal
LIFE SCIENCES
Volume 307, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120887
Keywords
Anti-inflammation; Wound healing; Human dermal fibroblasts; Migration; Gene expression; Mitochondrial function
Funding
- North Carolina State University-Hatch Project from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture [1016019, NC02671]
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In this study, the effects of BRs on wound repair were analyzed. It was found that certain BRs compounds can reduce inflammation and promote migration of skin cells. Furthermore, BRs have positive effects on mitochondrial metabolism, contributing to skin health.
Introduction: Brassinosteroids (BRs) are the class of phytohormones with great importance in agriculture and potential diverse effects on human welfare, including skin disease treatment. In this sense, BRs are a promising tool for promoting skin regeneration. Aims: Therefore, the objective of the present work was to analyze the effect of BRs in wound repair, mainly the inflammatory and proliferative phases, and their influence on migratory abilities in human dermal fibroblasts (HDFa), and consequently understand the mitochondrial metabolism. Main methods: We measured nine natural and synthetic BRs for the inflammatory response in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. We further evaluated the migration activity in HDFa modeling promotion of wound closure after BRs exposure. In addition, we evaluated the 84 gene profiles linked to wound healing response using RT2 Profiler PCR Array and examined cellular bioenergetics using an extracellular flux analyzer. Key findings: Results showed that LPS-induced cells had around 10 % lower reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide accumulation when treated with some BRs compounds. HDFa treated with homobrassinolide-based and homocastasterone-based compounds resulted in the greatest migratory activity and presents the best results for mitochondrial responses. Significance: Together, these results provided strong evidence for BRs' ability to promote skin health, particularly through contributions to both reducing excessive oxidative stress and controlling the inflammation process resulting in the best HDFa cell migration through the control of mitochondrial function.
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