Journal
LIFE SCIENCES
Volume 153, Issue -, Pages 82-92Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2016.04.017
Keywords
Cyclooxygenase-2; Pressure ulcer; Mice; Celecoxib; Prostaglandin E-2
Funding
- Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation [FAPERJ E26/201.474.2014]
- National Council of Research (CNPq)
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Aims: Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) are involved in chronic inflammation observed in chronic lesions. Nonetheless, neither study demonstrated if decreased COX-2 activation could promote the wound healing of pressure ulcers. Therefore, this study investigated the effect of the administration of celecoxib (a selective COX-2 inhibitor) in wound healing of pressure ulcers. Materials and methods: Male mice were treated daily with celecoxib until euthanasia. One day after the beginning of treatment, two cycles of ischemia-reperfusion by external application of two magnetic plates were performed in skin to induce pressure ulcer formation. Key findings: Celecoxib administration reduced the protein expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), COX-2 and PGE2. The hydroperoxide levels, neutrophil and macrophage number, and protein elastase and matrix metalloproteinase-1 levels were reduced in celecoxib-treated group when compared to control group. Celecoxib administration increased myofibroblastic differentiation, re-epithelialization and wound contraction, and decreased the skin necrosis and angiogenesis. Celecoxib administration also stimulated the formation of a more organized and mature scar increasing collagen deposition and reducing tenascin-C expression. Significance: Celecoxib administration improves the wound healing of pressure ulcers through decreased expression of iNOS and COX-2, which reduces wound inflammation and promotes dermal reconstruction and scar formation. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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