Mesenchymal stromal cells from dermal and adipose tissues induce macrophage polarization to a pro-repair phenotype and improve skin wound healing.

Cytotherapy

Department of Cell Biology, Embryology and Genetics, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil; National Institute of Science and Technology for Regenerative Medicine, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address:

Published: May 2020

The process of wound healing restores skin homeostasis but not full functionality; thus, novel therapeutic strategies are needed to accelerate wound closure and improve the quality of healing. In this context, tissue engineering and cellular therapies are promising approaches. Although sharing essential characteristics, mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) isolated from different tissues might have distinct properties. Therefore, the aim of this study was to comparatively investigate, by a mouse model in vivo assay, the potential use of dermal-derived MSCs (DSCs) and adipose tissue-derived MSCs (ASCs) in improving skin wound healing. Human DSCs and ASCs were delivered to full-thickness mouse wounds by a collagen-based scaffold (Integra Matrix). We found that the association of both DSCs and ASCs with the Integra accelerated wound closure in mice compared with the biomaterial only (control). Both types of MSCs stimulated angiogenesis and extracellular matrix remodeling, leading to better quality scars. However, the DSCs showed smaller scar size,superior extracellular matrix deposition, and greater number of cutaneous appendages. Besides, DSCs and ASCs reduced inflammation by induction of macrophage polarization from a pro-inflammatory (M1) to a pro-repair (M2) phenotype. In conclusion, both DSCs and ASCs were able to accelerate the healing of mice skin wounds and promote repair with scars of better quality and more similar to healthy skin than the empty scaffold. DSCs associated with Integra induced superior overall results than the Integra alone, whereas scaffolds with ASCs showed an intermediate effect, often not significantly better than the empty biomaterial.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcyt.2020.02.003DOI Listing

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