Tideglusib promotes wound healing in aged skin by activating PI3K/Akt pathway
Abstract Background Aging disturbs the skin morphology and function, manifested as thinned epithelium and impaired wound healing. As a major type of skin cells, epidermal stem cells (EpiSCs) are inevitably affected by aging. The effect of age on EpiSCs and wound healing needs to be further explored....
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| author | Jiachen Sun Hongqing Zhao Chuan’an Shen Shiyi Li Wen Zhang Jinglong Ma Zhisheng Li Ming Zhang Jianqiu Yang |
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| description | Abstract Background Aging disturbs the skin morphology and function, manifested as thinned epithelium and impaired wound healing. As a major type of skin cells, epidermal stem cells (EpiSCs) are inevitably affected by aging. The effect of age on EpiSCs and wound healing needs to be further explored. Methods Skin RNA-seq data of young (5 months) and old (30 months) CB6F1 mice were obtained from GEO Series GSE35322 with 10 in each age group. Differentially expressed genes were analyzed, and EpiSCs-related pathways were enriched by KEGG. The age-related changes of the screened PI3K/Akt pathway were validated by Western Blot and immunofluorescence of epidermis of SD rats (2, 17, and 23 months, n = 6). The expression of upstream protein EGFR was assessed by immunofluorescence in skin of mice (4, 13, and 23 months, n = 6) and human (respectively, 23, 28, 30 years old in the young group and 69, 73, 78 years old in the old group) skin. Inhibitors of EGFR were used to verify its effects on EpiSCs and wound healing. The small molecule drug Tideglusib was tested for its effects on signaling pathways of EpiSCs and wound healing of aged rats. Western Blot was used for the detection of signaling pathways in in vitro experiments. Cell migration assays were used to assess cell migration ability. Flow cytometry was used to detect changes in cell cycle and apoptosis levels. Sulforhodamine B assay and CCK-8 assay were used to evaluate cell proliferation and viability, respectively. Student’s t test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by the multiple comparisons Bonferroni test were used for statistical analysis. The 0.05 level of confidence was accepted as a significant difference. Results EpiSCs-related PI3K/Akt pathway was enriched by KEGG and verified by decreased phosphorylation of Akt (32.1 ± 13.8%, P < 0.01) and mTOR (38.9 ± 11.8%, P < 0.01) in aged epidermis of rats. Furthermore, the expression of PI3K/Akt-upstream EGFR decreased with age in the epidermis of mouse (27.6 ± 5.5%, P < 0.01) and human (25.8 ± 9.3%, P < 0.01). With EGFR blocked by Erlotinib, EpiSCs showed reduced phosphorylation of Akt (30.4 ± 10.6%, P < 0.01) and mTOR (39.8 ± 12.8%, P < 0.01), impaired proliferation and migration after incubated for 24 h and 36 h (P < 0.05), and higher levels of apoptosis (11.9 ± 1.7%, P < 0.05), and rats showed slower wound healing from d7 to d14 after wounding (P < 0.01). In addition to slower wound healing rates, aged rats also showed a decrease in the efficacy of EGF, partly due to the downregulated EGFR expression. By activating PI3K/Akt pathway, Tideglusib promoted the proliferation and migration of EpiSCs with apoptosis inhibited (P < 0.01) and accelerated wound healing in aged rats from d7 to d14 after wounding (P < 0.05). Notably, the combined use of Tideglusib and EGF could further enhance wound healing in aged rats. Conclusions The decreased expression of EGFR in epidermis with age resulted in decreased activity of the PI3K/Akt pathway and limited EGF efficacy. Tideglusib could assist wound healing in aged rats via activating PI3K/Akt pathway, which may be considered as an ingredient for medical and cosmetics use. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-862849f310154b188f075fbbe857b3682022-12-22T00:17:10ZengBMCStem Cell Research & Therapy1757-65122022-06-0113111810.1186/s13287-022-02949-2Tideglusib promotes wound healing in aged skin by activating PI3K/Akt pathwayJiachen Sun0Hongqing Zhao1Chuan’an Shen2Shiyi Li3Wen Zhang4Jinglong Ma5Zhisheng Li6Ming Zhang7Jianqiu Yang8Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General HospitalDepartment of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General HospitalDepartment of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General HospitalDepartment of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General HospitalDepartment of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General HospitalDepartment of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General HospitalDepartment of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General HospitalDepartment of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General HospitalDepartment of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General HospitalAbstract Background Aging disturbs the skin morphology and function, manifested as thinned epithelium and impaired wound healing. As a major type of skin cells, epidermal stem cells (EpiSCs) are inevitably affected by aging. The effect of age on EpiSCs and wound healing needs to be further explored. Methods Skin RNA-seq data of young (5 months) and old (30 months) CB6F1 mice were obtained from GEO Series GSE35322 with 10 in each age group. Differentially expressed genes were analyzed, and EpiSCs-related pathways were enriched by KEGG. The age-related changes of the screened PI3K/Akt pathway were validated by Western Blot and immunofluorescence of epidermis of SD rats (2, 17, and 23 months, n = 6). The expression of upstream protein EGFR was assessed by immunofluorescence in skin of mice (4, 13, and 23 months, n = 6) and human (respectively, 23, 28, 30 years old in the young group and 69, 73, 78 years old in the old group) skin. Inhibitors of EGFR were used to verify its effects on EpiSCs and wound healing. The small molecule drug Tideglusib was tested for its effects on signaling pathways of EpiSCs and wound healing of aged rats. Western Blot was used for the detection of signaling pathways in in vitro experiments. Cell migration assays were used to assess cell migration ability. Flow cytometry was used to detect changes in cell cycle and apoptosis levels. Sulforhodamine B assay and CCK-8 assay were used to evaluate cell proliferation and viability, respectively. Student’s t test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by the multiple comparisons Bonferroni test were used for statistical analysis. The 0.05 level of confidence was accepted as a significant difference. Results EpiSCs-related PI3K/Akt pathway was enriched by KEGG and verified by decreased phosphorylation of Akt (32.1 ± 13.8%, P < 0.01) and mTOR (38.9 ± 11.8%, P < 0.01) in aged epidermis of rats. Furthermore, the expression of PI3K/Akt-upstream EGFR decreased with age in the epidermis of mouse (27.6 ± 5.5%, P < 0.01) and human (25.8 ± 9.3%, P < 0.01). With EGFR blocked by Erlotinib, EpiSCs showed reduced phosphorylation of Akt (30.4 ± 10.6%, P < 0.01) and mTOR (39.8 ± 12.8%, P < 0.01), impaired proliferation and migration after incubated for 24 h and 36 h (P < 0.05), and higher levels of apoptosis (11.9 ± 1.7%, P < 0.05), and rats showed slower wound healing from d7 to d14 after wounding (P < 0.01). In addition to slower wound healing rates, aged rats also showed a decrease in the efficacy of EGF, partly due to the downregulated EGFR expression. By activating PI3K/Akt pathway, Tideglusib promoted the proliferation and migration of EpiSCs with apoptosis inhibited (P < 0.01) and accelerated wound healing in aged rats from d7 to d14 after wounding (P < 0.05). Notably, the combined use of Tideglusib and EGF could further enhance wound healing in aged rats. Conclusions The decreased expression of EGFR in epidermis with age resulted in decreased activity of the PI3K/Akt pathway and limited EGF efficacy. Tideglusib could assist wound healing in aged rats via activating PI3K/Akt pathway, which may be considered as an ingredient for medical and cosmetics use.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-022-02949-2AgingEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)TideglusibApoptosisProliferationWound healing |
| spellingShingle | Jiachen Sun Hongqing Zhao Chuan’an Shen Shiyi Li Wen Zhang Jinglong Ma Zhisheng Li Ming Zhang Jianqiu Yang Tideglusib promotes wound healing in aged skin by activating PI3K/Akt pathway Stem Cell Research & Therapy Aging Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) Tideglusib Apoptosis Proliferation Wound healing |
| title | Tideglusib promotes wound healing in aged skin by activating PI3K/Akt pathway |
| title_full | Tideglusib promotes wound healing in aged skin by activating PI3K/Akt pathway |
| title_fullStr | Tideglusib promotes wound healing in aged skin by activating PI3K/Akt pathway |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tideglusib promotes wound healing in aged skin by activating PI3K/Akt pathway |
| title_short | Tideglusib promotes wound healing in aged skin by activating PI3K/Akt pathway |
| title_sort | tideglusib promotes wound healing in aged skin by activating pi3k akt pathway |
| topic | Aging Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) Tideglusib Apoptosis Proliferation Wound healing |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-022-02949-2 |
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