Evaluation of dermal wound healing activity of synthetic peptide SVVYGLR
- Department of Pathophysiological Laboratory Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi (Japan)
- Departments of Cardiovascular Pathology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Division of Health Sciences, Osaka (Japan)
- Departments of Molecular Pathology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Division of Health Sciences, Osaka (Japan)
- Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chubu University, Aichi (Japan)
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka (Japan)
SVVYGLR peptide (SV peptide) is a 7-amino-acid sequence with angiogenic properties that is derived from osteopontin in the extracellular matrix and promotes differentiation of fibroblasts to myofibroblast-like cells and the production of collagen type Ⅲ by cardiac fibroblasts. However, the effects of SV peptide on dermal cells and tissue are unknown. In this study, we evaluated the effects of this peptide in a rat model of dermal wound healing. The synthetic SV peptide was added to dermal fibroblasts or keratinocytes, and their cellular motility was evaluated. In an in vivo wound healing exeriment, male rats aged 8 weeks were randomly assigned to the SV peptide treatment, non-treated control, or phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) groups. Wound healing was assessed by its repair rate and histological features. Scratch assay and cell migration assays using the Chemotaxicell method showed that SV peptide significantly promoted the cell migration in both fibroblasts and keratinocytes. In contrast the proliferation potency of these cells was not affected by SV peptide. In the rat model, wound healing progressed faster in the SV peptide-treated group than in the control and PBS groups. The histopathological analyses showed that the SV peptide treatment stimulated the migration of fibroblasts to the wound area and increased the number of myofibroblasts. Immunohistochemical staining showed a marked increase of von Willebland factor-positive neomicrovessels in the SV peptide-treated group. In conclusion, SV peptide has a beneficial function to promote wound healing by stimulating granulation via stimulating angiogenesis, cell migration, and the myofibroblastic differentiation of fibroblasts. - Highlights: • The SVVYGLR peptide promoted dermal wound healing. • The SVVYGLR peptide stimulated dermal cell migration and differentiation. • The SVVYGLR peptide could be a potential therapeutic agent for treating dermal injury.
- OSTI ID:
- 22719087
- Journal Information:
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol. 491, Issue 3; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0006-291X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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