Abstract
Patients' suffering from large or deep wounds caused by traumatic and/or thermal injuries have significantly lower chances of recapitulating lost skin function through natural healing. We tested whether enhanced unfolded protein response (UPR) by expression of a UPR transcriptional activator, X-box-binding protein 1 (XBP1) can significantly promote wound repair through stimulating growth factor production and promoting angiogenesis. In mouse models of a second-degree thermal wound, a full-thickness traumatic wound, and a full-thickness diabetic wound, the topical gene transfer of the activated form of XBP1 (spliced XBP1, XBP1s) can significantly enhance re-epithelialization and increase angiogenesis, leading to rapid, nearly complete wound closure with intact regenerated epidermis and dermis. Overexpression of XBP1s stimulated the transcription of growth factors in fibroblasts critical to proliferation and remodeling during wound repair, including platelet-derived growth factor BB, basic fibroblast growth factor, and transforming growth factor beta 3. Meanwhile, the overexpression of XBP1s boosted the migration and tube formation of dermal microvascular endothelial cells in vitro. Our functional and mechanistic investigations of XBP1-mediated regulation of wound healing processes provide novel insights into the previously undermined physiological role of the UPR in skin injuries. The finding opens an avenue to developing potential XBP1-based therapeutic strategies in clinical wound care protocols.
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