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ArticleScientific reports2018

ERK activating peptide, AES16-2M promotes wound healing through accelerating migration of keratinocytes.

Sora Lee, Myun Soo Kim, Su-Jin Jung, Daejin Kim, Hyun Jeong Park, Daeho Cho

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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39citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sora LeeInstitute of Convergence Science, Korea University, Anam-ro 145, Seongbuk-ku, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Myun Soo KimInstitute of Convergence Science, Korea University, Anam-ro 145, Seongbuk-ku, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Su-Jin JungNano-Bio resources Centre, Sookmyung Women's University, Cheongpa-ro 47-gil 100 (Cheongpa-dong 2ga), Yongsan-gu, Seoul, 04310, Republic of Korea.
Daejin KimDepartment of Anatomy, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, 47392, Republic of Korea.
Hyun Jeong ParkDepartment of Dermatology, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 07345, Republic of Korea. hjpark@catholic.ac.kr.
Daeho ChoInstitute of Convergence Science, Korea University, Anam-ro 145, Seongbuk-ku, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea. cdhkor1@gmail.com.
Korea University · KRInje University · KRSookmyung Women's University · KRYeouido St. Mary's Hospital · KR

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) 2016M3D1A1021387
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wound healing is an important issue that influences quality of life, and the need for products associated with wound healing is growing annually. New materials and therapies for skin wounds are being continuously researched and developed in order to increase treatment efficacy. Here, we show that the peptide AES16-2M comprised of five short amino acid sequences (REGRT) demonstrates efficacy in wound healing. AES16-2M exerted more effective healing than the control in an acute wound model, and tissue regeneration was similar to that of normal tissue in AES16-2M-treated skin. We found that the increase in re-epithelialization by AES16-2M early in wound development was due to migration of keratinocytes; a scratch assay using a human keratinocyte cell line (HaCaT) also demonstrated effective wound closure by AES16-2M. The migration of keratinocytes effected by AES16-2M was promoted through ERK phosphorylation and blocked with U0126, an ERK inhibitor. Moreover, AES16-2M treatment stimulated human dermal fibroblast (HDF) migration as well as keratinocyte. Taken together, these results suggest that AES16-2M can be an effective therapeutic agent for wound healing by promoting migration of keratinocytes and fibroblasts via ERK phosphorylation.

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AnimalsCell MovementDermisEnzyme ActivationEnzyme ActivatorsExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFemaleHumansKeratinocytesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudePeptidesPhosphorylationWound HealingEnzyme ActivatorsExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesPeptides

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PMID30258088
PMCPMC6158248
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