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ArticleJournal of leukocyte biology2025

Depletion of natural killer cells enhances wound healing in diabetic mice.

Jacqueline Cavalcante-Silva, Timothy J Koh

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Article in Journal of leukocyte biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 authors.

Jacqueline Cavalcante-SilvaCenter for Wound Healing and Tissue Regeneration, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, 60612-7246 Illinois, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6838-2621
Timothy J KohCenter for Wound Healing and Tissue Regeneration, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, 60612-7246 Illinois, United States.

Funding

Macrophage Phenotypes and Tissue RepairR35GM136228 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI TIMOTHY J KOH · 2020 to 2026
$3.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM136228NIGMS NIH HHS R35GM136228
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural killer cells are known for their killing function in infection- and tumor-related responses but also can shape immune responses involved in physiological processes such as wound healing. We recently reported that natural killer cells accumulate in skin wounds and express proinflammatory cytokines that may impede healing. Since impaired wound healing in diabetes is associated with persistent inflammation, the purpose of the present study was to determine whether natural killer cells contribute to impaired skin wound healing in diabetic mice. Here, we show that natural killer cells accumulate at higher levels in wounds in diabetic mice and exhibit less mature phenotypes compared to nondiabetic mice. In addition, local neutralization of CX3CL1 reduced natural killer cell accumulation in wounds of diabetic mice, suggesting that CX3CL1 plays a role in the infiltration of these cells to the wound site. Finally, depletion of natural killer cells in diabetic wounds improved reepithelization and collagen deposition, suggesting that the elevated levels of natural killer cells contribute to impaired healing associated with diabetes.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalKiller Cells, NaturalLymphocyte DepletionWound HealingAnimalsChemokine CX3CL1MaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSkinChemokine CX3CL1diabetesnatural killer cellswound healing

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PMID40235157
PMCPMC12089793

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