Jiaqi Wu , Guizhen Xu , Xinlu Zhou, Jun Wan, Huaiwei Liao, Cong Li, Yan Shi, Huicai Wen
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Asiatic acid inhibits keloid fibroblast migration and collagen deposition via suppression of STAT3 activation
Background
This study investigated the pharmacological effects of asiatic acid (AA) on keloid fibroblasts (KFs) and elucidated its therapeutic mechanisms in keloid pathogenesis.
Methods
Primary human KFs were isolated and expanded for experimental analysis. Cell migration capacity was evaluated through cell scratch assay and Boyden chamber assay. Immunofluorescence staining was performed to quantify α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) expression in AA-treated KFs, while Western blot assessed collagen type I (Col-I), α-SMA, STAT3, and phosphorylated STAT3 (p-STAT3) protein levels. STAT3 activation was pharmacologically induced in KFs using Colivelin TFA (a STAT3 agonist), with subsequent evaluation of migratory behavior and protein expression profiles using parallel methodologies.
Results
AA treatment significantly inhibited the viability and migratory capacity of KFs, accompanied by downregulation of Col-I, α-SMA, and p-STAT3 expression. Pharmacological activation of STAT3 via Colivelin TFA partially rescued AA-induced suppression of KF migration and Col-I expression.
Conclusions
AA significantly modulates the migratory capacity and extracellular matrix (ECM)-related protein expression in KFs, with the STAT3 signaling pathway implicated in this regulatory mechanism. These findings indicate that the anti-fibrotic effects of AA are mediated through STAT3 signaling.
期刊介绍:
Burns aims to foster the exchange of information among all engaged in preventing and treating the effects of burns. The journal focuses on clinical, scientific and social aspects of these injuries and covers the prevention of the injury, the epidemiology of such injuries and all aspects of treatment including development of new techniques and technologies and verification of existing ones. Regular features include clinical and scientific papers, state of the art reviews and descriptions of burn-care in practice.
Topics covered by Burns include: the effects of smoke on man and animals, their tissues and cells; the responses to and treatment of patients and animals with chemical injuries to the skin; the biological and clinical effects of cold injuries; surgical techniques which are, or may be relevant to the treatment of burned patients during the acute or reconstructive phase following injury; well controlled laboratory studies of the effectiveness of anti-microbial agents on infection and new materials on scarring and healing; inflammatory responses to injury, effectiveness of related agents and other compounds used to modify the physiological and cellular responses to the injury; experimental studies of burns and the outcome of burn wound healing; regenerative medicine concerning the skin.