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ArticleAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences2020

A novel treatment for skin repair using a combination of spironolactone and vitamin D3.

Dauren Biyashev, Ummiye V Onay, Prarthana Dalal, Michael Demczuk, Spencer Evans, José-Marc Techner, Kurt Q Lu

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Article in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Skin Models Used to Define Mechanisms of Action of Sulfur Mustard.Disaster medicine and public health preparedness · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dauren BiyashevDepartment of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Ummiye V OnayDepartment of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Prarthana DalalDepartment of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Michael DemczukDepartment of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Spencer EvansDepartment of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
José-Marc TechnerDepartment of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.ORCID 0000-0001-6327-3581
Kurt Q LuDepartment of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.ORCID 0000-0002-8297-433X
Northwestern University · US

Funding

Northwestern University Skin Disease Research Center Resource-based CenterP30AR075049 · NIAMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Irina Budunova · 2019 to 2026
$6.6M
The Role of Keratinocytes as Independent ThermosensorsP30AR057216 · NIAMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI PALLER, AMY S · 2009 to 2018
$6.0M
Amelioration of Vesicant-Induced Skin Injury by High Dose 25-Hydroxyvitamin DU01AR064144 · NIAMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LU, KURT · 2012 to 2016
$4.2M
Translation of novel and repurposed drugs to address the acute and late effects of mustard exposureU01AR071168 · NIAMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LU, KURT · 2017 to 2021
$4.1M
NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR057216NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR075049NIAMS NIH HHS U01 AR064144NIAMS NIH HHS U01 AR071168
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Injury of the skin from exposure to toxic chemicals leads to the release of inflammatory mediators and the recruitment of immune cells. Nitrogen mustard (NM) and other alkylating agents cause severe cutaneous damage for which there are limited treatment options. Here, we show that combined treatment of vitamin D3 (VD3) and spironolactone (SP), a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, significantly improves the resolution of inflammation and accelerates wound healing after NM exposure. SP enhanced the inhibitory effect of VD3 on nuclear factor-kB activity. Combined treatment of NM-exposed mice with VD3 and SP synergistically inhibited the expression of iNOS in the skin and decreased the expression of matrix metallopeptidase-9, C-C motif chemokine ligand 2, interleukin (IL)-1α, and IL-1β. The combined treatment decreased the number of local proinflammatory M1 macrophages resulting in an increase in the M2/M1 ratio in the wound microenvironment. Apoptosis was also decreased in the skin after combined treatment. Together, this creates a proresolution state, resulting in more rapid wound closure. Combined VD3 and SP treatment is effective in modulating the immune response and activating anti-inflammatory pathways in macrophages to facilitate tissue repair. Altogether, these data demonstrate that VD3 and SP may constitute an effective treatment regimen to improve wound healing after NM or other skin chemical injury.

Indexed as

SkinWounds and InjuriesAnimalsApoptosisCholecalciferolFemaleGene Expression RegulationMacrophagesMechlorethamineMiceRAW 264.7 CellsSpironolactoneWound HealingCholecalciferolMechlorethamineSpironolactonenitrogen mustardskin injuryspironolactonevitamin D

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PMID32892377
PMCPMC7754145
OpenAlexW3083199448

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