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IL-10 alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced skin scarring via IL-10R/STAT3 axis regulating TLR4/NF-κB pathway in dermal fibroblasts
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  • Jihong Shi,
  • Shan Shi,
  • Wenbo Xie,
  • Yan Li,
  • Jian Zhang,
  • Na Li,
  • Xiaozhi Bai,
  • Weixia Cai,
  • Xiaolong Hu,
  • Juntao Han,
  • Dahai Hu,
  • Hao Guan
Jihong Shi
Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University

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Shan Shi
Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University
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Wenbo Xie
Queen Mary School, Nanchang University, Nanchang
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Yan Li
Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University
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Jian Zhang
Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University
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Na Li
Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University
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Xiaozhi Bai
Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University
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Weixia Cai
Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University
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Xiaolong Hu
Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University
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Juntao Han
Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University
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Dahai Hu
Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University
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Hao Guan
Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University
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Abstract

Background and Purpose: Hypertrophic scar (HS) is a serious fibrotic skin disease. The roles of bacterial contamination and prolonged inflammation in wound were considered to be significant. IL-10 plays a pivotal role in wound healing and scar formation. Here, we investigate whether IL-10 alleviates lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory response and skin scarring, explore the possible mechanism in scar formation. Experimental Approach: RT-qPCR, Western blotting, histochemistry, immunostaining, ELISA array, electron microscope, fibroblast-populated collagen lattice (FPCL) and a rabbit ear scar model were used to investigate and validate the effect of IL-10 on LPS-stimulated scar formation. Key Results: Our results showed that the expression of TLR4 and pp65 was higher in HS and HS-derived fibroblasts (HSFs) than their counterpart normal skin (NS) and NS-derived fibroblasts (NSFs). LPS could upregulate the expression of TLR4, pp65, Col I, Col III and α-SMA in NSFs, but IL-10 could downregulate their expression in both HSFs and LPS-induced NSFs. Blocking IL-10 receptor (IL-10R) or the phosphorylation of STAT3, their expression was upregulated. In addition, in vitro and in vivo models results showed that IL-10 could alleviate LPS-induced fibroblast-populated collagen lattice (FPCL) contraction and scar formation. Conclutions and Implications: Our study suggests that IL-10 may improve LPS-induced harmful to wound healing, reduce scar contracture and scar formation via IL-10R/STAT3 axis regulating TLR4/NF-κB pathway in dermal fibroblasts by reducing ECM proteins deposition and the conversion of HSFs to NSFs. Therefore, the downregulation of inflammation may be a better option for improving scar quality, and become potential therapeutic targets for scarring.
Feb 2021Published in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine volume 25 issue 3 on pages 1554-1567. 10.1111/jcmm.16250