ZHENG Zhihong 1 , ZHANG Chaohua 1,2,3,4 , LIN Haisheng 1,2,3,4 , ZENG Shaokui 1,2,3,4 , QIN Xiaoming 1,2,3,4 , CAO Wenhong 1,2,3,4 , CHEN Haiyuan 1
  • 1. College of Food Science and Technology, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, P.R. China;
  • 2. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Safety, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, P.R. China;
  • 3. Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Food, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, P.R. China;
  • 4. Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing of Aquatic Products of Guangdong Higher Education Institution, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, P.R. China;
ZHANG Chaohua, Email: zhangch2@139.com; LIN Haisheng, Email: haishenglin@163.com
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In order to explore the effect of Sipunculus nudus extract (SNE) on skin wound healing in mice and its mechanism, hemostasis effect of SNE was measured, the mouse skin wound model was established by full-thickness excision. The morphological changes of the wound were observed after the treatment with SNE and the healing rate was measured. The changes of wound histology were observed by hematoxylin eosin (HE) staining, Masson staining and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The expression of cell factors and related proteins was detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Results showed that the SNE possessed hemostatic function. SNE could obviously improve the healing rate of wound in mouse and shorten time of scab removal compared with the none-treatment (NT) group (P < 0.05).The pathological histology analysis results showed complete epidermal regeneration, with remarkable capillary and collagen fiber observed in the SNE group. The expression level of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF -α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) in SNE group was significantly lower than that of the NT group on 7 d (P < 0.05). Moreover, compared with the NT group, the gene expressions level of Smad7 was significantly increased and the level of type II TGF-β receptors (TGF-βRII), collagen I (COL1A1) and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) were significantly reduced in the SNE group on 28 d (P < 0.05), but the difference was not statistically significant compared to Yunnanbaiyao group (PC group) (P > 0.05). These results indicated that SNE possessed obvious activity of accelerating wound healing and inhibiting scar formation, and its mechanism was closely related to hemostatic function, regulation of inflammatory factors, collagen deposition, collagen fiber remodeling and intervening TGF-β/Smads signal pathway. Therefore, SNE may have promising clinical applications in skin wound repair and scar inhibition.

Citation: ZHENG Zhihong, ZHANG Chaohua, LIN Haisheng, ZENG Shaokui, QIN Xiaoming, CAO Wenhong, CHEN Haiyuan. Wound-healing acceleration of mice skin by Sipunculus nudus extract and its mechanism. Journal of Biomedical Engineering, 2020, 37(3): 460-468, 479. doi: 10.7507/1001-5515.201908008 Copy

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