Transdermal siRNA-TGFβ1-337 patch for hypertrophic scar treatment
Transdermal siRNA-TGFβ1-337 patch for hypertrophic scar treatment
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DOI:
10.1016/j.matbio.2013.02.004
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发表时间:
2013-06-24
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6.9
通讯作者:
Ma, Wenli
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作者:
Zhao, Rui;Yan, Qitao;Ma, Wenli
Hypertrophic scarring (HSc) is a fibroproliferative disorder of the dermis characterized by erythematous, swollen, and pruritic lesions of healing skin. An increased understanding of the role of TGF beta 1 in the development of HSc provides the potential for treating HSc by down-regulating TGF beta 1 expression. siRNAs that effectively interfered with TGF beta 1 expression were screened. It was concluded that the siRNA-TGF beta 1-337 was able to effectively down-regulate TGF beta 1 expression in HSc fibroblasts. The effects of siRNA-TGF beta 1-337 on cell proliferation, cell cycle, and apoptosis of HSc fibroblasts were investigated. It was shown that it inhibited cell proliferation, arrested cells in the G1 stage of the cell cycle, and induced apoptosis of HSc fibroblasts. The transdermal patch of siRNA-TGF beta 1-337 was a combination of siRNA-TGF beta 1-337 and a pressure-sensitive adhesive hydrogel. The treatment effects of the transdermal patch were assessed in an animal model established by transplanting human HSc to nude mice. Decreased expression of TGF beta 1 was observed with treatment with the transdermal siRNA-TGF beta 1-337 patch. Consequently, the treatment resulted in type I collagen down-regulation and regularly arranged scar fibroblasts being significantly reduced and undergoing apoptosis; the scar size was decreased significantly. Thus, our findings indicate that a transdermal siRNA-TGF beta 1-337 patch is a potential treatment for hypertrophic scars. (c) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.