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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

The Application of Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (ADMSCs) and a Twin-Herb Formula to the Rodent Wound Healing Model: Use Alone or Together?

Hui Ma, Wing-Sum Siu, Chi-Man Koon, Xiao-Xiao Wu, Xiang Li, Wen Cheng, Wai-Ting Shum, Clara Bik-San Lau, Chun-Kwok Wong, Ping-Chung Leung

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hui MaInstitute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2942-597X
Wing-Sum SiuInstitute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2791-7121
Chi-Man KoonInstitute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Xiao-Xiao WuInstitute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Xiang LiInstitute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Wen ChengInstitute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Wai-Ting ShumInstitute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Clara Bik-San LauInstitute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7409-1270
Chun-Kwok WongInstitute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5637-8331
Ping-Chung LeungInstitute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0195-4688
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our previous study reported that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) accelerated the wound healing process through anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, and pro-angiogenetic effects in a rodent skin excision model. NF3 is a twin-herb formula, which presents similar effects in promoting wound healing. Research focusing on the interaction of MSCs and Chinese medicine is limited. In this study, we applied MSCs and the twin-herb formula to the wound healing model and investigated their interactions. Wound healing was improved in all treatment groups (MSCs only, NF3 only, and MSCs + NF3). The combined therapy further enhanced the effect: more GFP-labelled ADMSCs, collagen I and collagen III expression, Sox9 positive cells, and CD31 positive cells, along with less ED-1 positive cells, were detected; the expressions of proinflammatory cytokine IL-6 and TNF-α were downregulated; and the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 was upregulated. In vitro, NF3 promoted the cell viability and proliferation ability of MSCs, and a higher concentration of protein was detected in the NF3-treated supernatant. A proteomic analysis showed there were 15 and 22 proteins in the supernatants of normal ADMSCs and NF3-treated ADMSCs, respectively. After PCR validation, the expressions of 11 related genes were upregulated. The results of a western blot suggested that the TGFβ/Smad and Wnt pathways were related to the therapeutic effects of the combined treatment. Our study suggests for the first time that NF3 enhanced the therapeutic effect of MSCs in the wound healing model and the TGFβ/Smad and Wnt pathways were related to the procedure.

Indexed as

Drugs, Chinese HerbalMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCollagenCytokinesProteomicsRodentiaTransforming Growth Factor betaWound HealingAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCollagenCytokinesDrugs, Chinese HerbalTransforming Growth Factor betaChinese medicineMSCsNF3stem cellswound healing

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PMID36674885
PMCPMC9867064
OpenAlexW4315649395

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