NF-κB signaling is key in the wound healing processes of silk fibroin
NF-κB signaling is key in the wound healing processes of silk fibroin
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DOI:
10.1016/j.actbio.2017.12.006
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发表时间:
2018-02-01
影响因子:
9.7
通讯作者:
Park, Chan Hum
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作者:
Park, Ye Ri;Sultan, Md. Tipu;Park, Chan Hum
Silk fibroin (SF) is a well-studied biomaterial for tissue engineering applications including wound healing. However, the signaling mechanisms underlying the impact of SF on this phenomenon have not been determined. In this study, through microarray analysis, regulatory genes of NF-kappa B signaling were activated in SF-treated NIH3T3 cells along with other genes. Immunoblot analysis confirmed the activation of the NF-kappa B signaling pathway as SF induced protein expression levels of IKK alpha, IKK beta, p65, and the degradation of I kappa B alpha. The treatment of NIH3T3 cells with SF also increased the expression of cyclin D1, vimentin, fibronectin, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). The expression of these factors by SF treatment was abrogated when NF-kappa B was inhibited by a pharmacological inhibitor Bay 11-7082. Knockdown of NF-kappa B using siRNA of IKK alpha and IKK beta also inhibited the SF-induced wound healing response of the NIH3T3 cells in a wound scratch assay. Collectively, these results indicated that SF-induced wound healing through the canonical NF-kappa B signaling pathway via regulation of the expression of cyclin D1, vimentin, fibronectin, and VEGF by NIH3T3 cells. Using an in vivo study with a partial-thickness excision wound in rats we demonstrated that SF-induced wound healing via NF-kappa B regulated proteins including cyclin D1, fibronectin, and VEGF. The in vitro and in vivo data suggested that SF induced wound healing via modulation of NF-kappa B signaling regulated proteins.Statement of SignificanceSilk fibroin has been effectively used as a dressing for wound treatment for more than a century. However, mechanistic insight into the basis for wound healing via silk fibroin has not been elucidated. Here we report a key mechanism involved in silk fibroin induced wound healing both in vitro and in vivo. Using genetic- and protein-level analyses, NF-kappa B signaling was found to regulate silk fibroin-induced wound healing by modulating target proteins. Thus, the NF-kappa B signaling pathway may be utilized as a therapeutic target during the formulation of silk fibroin-based biomaterials for wound healing and tissue engineering. (C) 2017 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.