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Published on: April 22, 2019
KRT17 From Keratinocytes With High Glucose Stimulation Inhibit Dermal Fibroblasts Migration Through Integrin α11
Peng Zhou1, Yiqing Li1, Shan Zhang1
1Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Objective:
To investigate the effects of overexpressed keratin 17 (KRT17) on the biology of human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) and to explore the mechanism of KRT17 in diabetic wound healing.
Methods:
KRT17 expression was tested in diabetic keratinocytes, animal models, and patient skin tissues (Huazhong University of Science and Technology Ethics Committee, [2022] No. 3110). Subsequently, HDFs were stimulated with different concentrations of KRT17 in vitro. Changes in the proliferation and migration of HDFs were observed. Then, identification of KRT17-induced changes in dermal fibroblast of RNA sequencing-based transcriptome analysis was performed.
Results:
KRT17 expression was upregulated under pathological conditions. In vitro stimulation of HDFs with different concentrations of KRT17 inhibited cell migration. RNA-seq data showed that enriched GO terms were extracellular matrix components and their regulation. KEGG analysis revealed that the highest number of enriched genes was PI3K-Akt, in which integrin alpha-11 (ITGA11) mRNA, a key molecule that regulates cell migration, was significantly downregulated. Decreased ITGA11 expression was observed after stimulation of HDFs with KRT17 in vitro.
Conclusion:
Increased expression of KRT17 in diabetic pathological surroundings inhibits fibroblast migration by downregulating the expression of ITGA11. Thus, KRT17 may be a molecular target for the treatment of diabetic wounds.
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