Cutaneous Wounds in Mice Lacking TSG-6 Exhibit Delayed Closure and an Abnormal Inflammatory Response.

We investigated how loss of TSG-6 affects wound closure and skin inflammation. TSG-6 has several known biological functions, including the enzymatic transfer of heavy-chain proteins from inter-α-trypsin inhibitor to hyaluronan to form heavy-chain protein-hyaluronan complexes. TSG-6 and heavy-chain protein-hyaluronan are constitutively expressed in normal skin and increase post-wounding but are completely absent in TSG-6-null mice. Wound closure rates are significantly delayed in TSG-6-null mice relative to wildtype mice. Neutrophil recruitment is delayed in early wounds (12 hours and day 1), whereas late wounds (day 7) show elevated neutrophil accumulation. In addition, granulation phase resolution is delayed, with persistent blood vessels and reduced dermal collagen at 10 days. The proinflammatory cytokine TNFα is elevated >3-fold in unwounded TSG-6-null skin and increases further after wounding (from 12 hours to 7 days) before returning to baseline by day 10. Other cytokines examined, such as IL-6, IL-10, and monocyte chemotactic protein-1, showed no consistent differences. Reintroduction of TSG-6 into TSG-6-null wounds rescues both the delay in wound closure and the aberrant neutrophil phenotype. In summary, our study indicates that TSG-6 plays an important role in regulating wound closure and inflammation during cutaneous wound repair. Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Sajina Shakya, Judith A Mack, Minou Alipour, Edward V Maytin. Cutaneous Wounds in Mice Lacking TSG-6 Exhibit Delayed Closure and an Abnormal Inflammatory Response. The Journal of investigative dermatology. 2020 Dec;140(12):2505-2514

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