ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2019
The exercise cytokine interleukin-15 rescues slow wound healing in aged mice.
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- The dichotomic role of cytokines in aging.Biogerontology · 2024Review
- Interleukin 15: A new intermediary in the effects of exercise and training on skeletal muscle and bone function.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2024Review
- Comparative Analysis of Corneal Wound Healing: Differential Molecular Responses in Tears Following PRK, FS-LASIK, and SMILE Procedures.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- The effects of resistance training on denervated myofibers, senescent cells, and associated protein markers in middle-aged adults.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2024Article
- S100A8 accelerates wound healing by promoting adipose stem cell proliferation and suppressing inflammation.Regenerative therapy · 2022Article
- Molecular mechanisms of exercise contributing to tissue regeneration.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2022Review
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Abstract
Impaired wound healing in elderly individuals increases infection risk and prolongs surgical recovery, but current treatment options are limited. Low doses of interleukin-15 (IL-15) that mimic exercise responses in the circulation improve skin structure and increase mitochondria in uninjured aged skin, suggesting that IL-15 is an essential mitochondrial signal for healing that is lost during aging. Here we used gene microarray analysis of old and young murine epidermal stem cells and demonstrate that aging results in a gene signature characteristic of bioenergetic dysfunction. Intravenous IL-15 treatment rescued chronological aging-induced healing defects and restored youthful wound closure in old, sedentary mice. Additionally, exercise-mediated improvements in the healing of aged skin depend upon circulating IL-15. We show that IL-15 induces signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling characteristic of young animals, reduces markers of growth arrest, and increases keratinocyte and fibroblast growth. Moreover, exercise or exercise-mimicking IL-15 treatment rescued the age-associated decrease in epidermal mitochondrial complex IV activity. Overall, these results indicate that IL-15 or its analogs represent promising therapies for treating impaired wound healing in elderly patients.
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