Fei Wu, Yi Gong, Lili Song, Haoyi Li, Xiangmin Zhang, Hongyan Li, Shicui Zhang
European journal of pharmacology 2022 Apr 05The closure of skin wounds is indispensable for resistance against pathogens, and fibroblast plays a critical role in skin wound healing. Our previous study demonstrates that the phosvitin-derived small peptide Pt5-1c not only possesses broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity but also exhibits synergistic effect and antibiofilm activity with traditional antibiotics against bacteria, including multi-drug resistant (MDR) strains. Here we provided the first evidence that Pt5-1c promoted the wound closure of surrogate scratch "wounds" of fibroblasts in vitro, and speeded up the healing and re-epithelialization of murine dermal wounds in vivo. We also showed that Pt5-1c activated migration of fibroblasts via a combined action of inducing migratory phenotype and trans-activating epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Moreover, Pt5-1c accelerated attachment and proliferation of fibroblasts in vitro. Interestingly, Pt5-1c was able to promote collagen contraction through activation/differentiation of fibroblasts into myofibroblasts. These data together suggest that Pt5-1c is a promising candidate with therapeutic potential to promote wound healing. Copyright © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Fei Wu, Yi Gong, Lili Song, Haoyi Li, Xiangmin Zhang, Hongyan Li, Shicui Zhang. In vitro and in vivo wound healing-promoting activities of phosvitin-derived peptide Pt5-1c. European journal of pharmacology. 2022 Apr 05;920:174833
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