Abstract
Recent research indicated that ulcers and peripheral vascular disease resulting from drug-resistant bacterial infections are the main causes of delayed healing in chronic diabetic wounds. 5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is a second-generation endogenous photosensitizer. The therapeutic effect and mechanism of ALA-mediated photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT) on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-infected wounds in diabetic rats were investigated in this study. The results revealed the promising antibacterial effects of ALA-PDT MRSA in vitro, with a minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentration of 250 and 500 μM, respectively. ALA-PDT also changed the permeability and structural integrity of bacterial cell membranes by producing reactive oxygen species. Meanwhile, ALA-PDT accelerated wound healing in MRSA-infected diabetic rats, with 5 % ALA-PDT achieving complete sterilization in 14 days and wound closure in 21 days. Treatment with 5 % ALA-PDT additionally improved the histopathological appearance of skin tissue, as well as fibrosis, inflammatory cytokine release, and angiogenesis-related protein expression. These findings indicated that ALA-PDT significantly promoted the healing of MRSA-infected wounds in diabetic rats by eliminating bacteria, inhibiting inflammation, generating granulation tissues, promoting neovascularization, and restoring damaged nerves. In addition, the healing mechanism was related to the activation of inflammatory and angiogenesis pathways through the regulation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 expression and upregulation of CD206, CD31, and VEGF. These findings underscored the potential role of ALA-PDT in promoting the healing of chronic diabetic wounds.
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