Polydopamine-assisted PDGF-BB immobilization on PLGA fibrous substrate enhances wound healing via regulating anti-inflammatory and cytokine secretion

PLoS One. 2020 Sep 29;15(9):e0239366. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239366. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

Platelet-derived growth factor-bb (PDGF-BB) is a potent chemokine and mitogen for fibroblasts, keratinocytes, and vascular endothelium in the injured area, believed to be effective in wound healing. However, the short half-life of PDGF-BB and its rapid release from the wound surface limited its efficacy in vivo and vitro. To evaluate the wound healing effects of dorsal skin in SD rats with polydopamine-assisted immobilized PDGF-BB on PLGA nanofibrous substrate. First, the effects of pDA-coating and PDGF-BB immobilization on the morphology, compositions, and hydrophilicity of substrates were evaluated in details. Second, the wound healing effect of pDA/PLGA/PDGF-BB substrate was assessed in the dorsal skin of SD rats. Last, the cytokine analysis by ELISA method was employed to evaluate the advantages of pDA/PLGA/PDGF-BB substrate on anti-inflammatory, angiogenesis, and cellular proliferation. This method significantly improved the immobilization amount and stability of PDGF-BB on the substrate (p<0.01), further improved the hydrophilicity of substrates (p<0.05). Furthermore, the wound closure process was much more accelerated in the pDA/PLGA/PDGF-BB group (p<0.05). H&E and CD31 staining informed that the wound treated by pDA/PLGA/PDGF-BB substrate showed a high degree of regeneration and angiogenesis. The cytokine analysis showed that pDA significantly reduced the high level of inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α (p<0.05). And the immobilized PDGF-BB significantly elevated the level of TGF-β and VEGF (p<0.05). The pDA/PLGA/PDGF-BB substrate showed great therapeutic effect on wound healing compared with other control groups via regulating anti-inflammatory, angiogenesis, and cellular proliferation. Absolutely, this report offered an available novel method for skin regeneration.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology
  • Becaplermin / chemistry*
  • Becaplermin / pharmacology*
  • Cytokines / metabolism*
  • Immobilized Proteins / chemistry
  • Immobilized Proteins / pharmacology
  • Indoles / chemistry*
  • Kinetics
  • Male
  • Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer / chemistry*
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Wound Healing / drug effects*

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Cytokines
  • Immobilized Proteins
  • Indoles
  • Polymers
  • polydopamine
  • Becaplermin
  • Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer

Grants and funding

M.Z. Program of Scientific Development of Jilin Province (20180101103JC) http://www.jlkjxm.com/. R.L. Program of Scientific Development of Jilin Province (20180101103JC) http://www.jlkjxm.com/. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.