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ABSTRACT: Background
When the deer antler is cast, it leaves a cutaneous wound that can achieve scarless healing due to the presence of antler stem cells (ASCs). This provides an opportunity to study regenerative wound healing.Methods
In this study, we investigated the therapeutic effects and mechanism of antler stem cell-conditioned medium (ASC-CM) on cutaneous wound healing in rats. In vitro, we investigated the effects of the ASC-CM on proliferation of HUVEC and NIH-3T3 cell lines. In vivo, we evaluated the effects of ASC-CM on cutaneous wound healing using full-thickness skin punch-cut wounds in rats.Results
The results showed that ASC-CM significantly stimulated proliferation of the HUVEC and NIH-3T3 cells in vitro. In vivo, completion of healing of the rat wounds treated with ASC-CM was on day 16 (±?3?days), 9?days (±?2?days) earlier than the control group (DMEM); the area of the wounds treated with ASC-CM was significantly smaller (p?ConclusionsIn conclusion, ASC-CM effectively accelerated the wound closure rate and enhanced the quality of healing, which might be through transforming wound dermal fibroblasts into the fetal counterparts. Therefore, the ASC-CM may have potential to be developed as a novel cell-free therapeutic for scarless wound healing.
SUBMITTER: Rong X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6862758 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rong Xiaoli X Chu Wenhui W Zhang Haiying H Wang Yusu Y Qi Xiaoyan X Zhang Guokun G Wang Yimin Y Li Chunyi C
Stem cell research & therapy 20191119 1
<h4>Background</h4>When the deer antler is cast, it leaves a cutaneous wound that can achieve scarless healing due to the presence of antler stem cells (ASCs). This provides an opportunity to study regenerative wound healing.<h4>Methods</h4>In this study, we investigated the therapeutic effects and mechanism of antler stem cell-conditioned medium (ASC-CM) on cutaneous wound healing in rats. In vitro, we investigated the effects of the ASC-CM on proliferation of HUVEC and NIH-3T3 cell lines. In v ...[more]