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Recombinant Humanized Collagen Type III Accelerated Palate Wound Healing by Regulating the Fibroblast Behavior via
Ning Kang1, MingXuan Bai1, Jing Wang2
1State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China.
Abstract:
Rapid wound healing of oral soft tissue may reduce the opportunity for infection and discomfort of patients. Given that recombinant humanized collagen type III (rhCol III) is considered a nonallergenic biomaterial and can help repair skin wound healing and activate tissue remodeling, the potential effect of rhCol III on palate mucosal wound healing was preliminarily evaluated in vitro and in vivo in this study. A mouse model of an oral palate wound was established, and rhCol III solutions were injected periwound, resulting in a significant acceleration in wound healing compared to the control groups. Histological evaluation showed that rhCol III promoted angiogenesis, collagen deposition, and cell proliferation. Furthermore, the results demonstrated that rhCol III could promote human gingival fibroblast (HGF) and human oral keratinocyte (HOK) proliferation, adhesion, and migration. To further explore the mechanism, RNA-sequencing analysis results showed that rhCol III could regulate the focal adhesion signaling pathway of HGFs. The expression of vinculin and phosphorylation of FAK (Tyr397 and Tyr576) in HGFs was upregulated with rhCol III treatment. In addition, inhibition of FAK phosphorylation could inhibit HGF migration. These results suggested that rhCol III promoted HGF migration by upregulating the focal adhesion signaling pathway. These findings suggest that the topical application of rhCol III is a promising treatment for oral soft tissue wounds with the potential for future clinical use.
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