Biomolecules (Jun 2021)

Cerium-Containing N-Acetyl-6-Aminohexanoic Acid Formulation Accelerates Wound Reparation in Diabetic Animals

  • Ekaterina Blinova,
  • Dmitry Pakhomov,
  • Denis Shimanovsky,
  • Marina Kilmyashkina,
  • Yan Mazov,
  • Tatiana Demura,
  • Vladimir Drozdov,
  • Dmitry Blinov,
  • Olga Deryabina,
  • Elena Samishina,
  • Aleksandra Butenko,
  • Sofia Skachilova,
  • Alexey Sokolov,
  • Olga Vasilkina,
  • Bashar A. Alkhatatneh,
  • Olga Vavilova,
  • Andrey Sukhov,
  • Daniil Shmatok,
  • Ilya Sorokvasha,
  • Oxana Tumutolova,
  • Elena Lobanova

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/biom11060834
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 6
p. 834

Abstract

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Background: The main goal of our study was to explore the wound-healing property of a novel cerium-containing N-acethyl-6-aminohexanoate acid compound and determine key molecular targets of the compound mode of action in diabetic animals. Methods: Cerium N-acetyl-6-aminohexanoate (laboratory name LHT-8-17) as a 10 mg/mL aquatic spray was used as wound experimental topical therapy. LHT-8-17 toxicity was assessed in human skin epidermal cell culture using (4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. A linear wound was reproduced in 18 outbred white rats with streptozotocin-induced (60 mg/kg i.p.) diabetes; planar cutaneous defect was modelled in 60 C57Bl6 mice with streptozotocin-induced (200 mg/kg i.p.) diabetes and 90 diabetic db/db mice. Firmness of the forming scar was assessed mechanically. Skin defect covering was histologically evaluated on days 5, 10, 15, and 20. Tissue TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-10 levels were determined by quantitative ELISA. Oxidative stress activity was detected by Fe-induced chemiluminescence. Ki-67 expression and CD34 cell positivity were assessed using immunohistochemistry. FGFR3 gene expression was detected by real-time PCR. LHT-8-17 anti-microbial potency was assessed in wound tissues contaminated by MRSA. Results: LHT-8-17 4 mg twice daily accelerated linear and planar wound healing in animals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The formulated topical application depressed tissue TNF-α, IL-1β, and oxidative reaction activity along with sustaining both the IL-10 concentration and antioxidant capacity. LHT-8-17 induced Ki-67 positivity of fibroblasts and pro-keratinocytes, upregulated FGFR3 gene expression, and increased tissue vascularization. The formulation possessed anti-microbial properties. Conclusions: The obtained results allow us to consider the formulation as a promising pharmacological agent for diabetic wound topical treatment.

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