Nanolayered siRNA delivery platforms for local silencing of CTGF reduce cutaneous scar contraction in third-degree burns
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Wound healing is an incredibly complex biological process that often results in thickened collagen-enriched healed tissue called scar. Cutaneous scars lack many functional structures of the skin such as hair follicles, sweat glands, and papillae. The absence of these structures contributes to a number of the long-term morbidities of wound healing, including loss of function for tissues, increased risk of re-injury, and aesthetic complications. Scar formation is a pervasive factor in our daily lives; however, in the case of serious traumatic injury, scars can create long-lasting complications due to contraction and poor tissue remodeling. Within this report we target the expression of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), a key mediator of TGFβ pro-fibrotic response in cutaneous wound healing, with controlled local delivery of RNA interference. Through this work we describe both a thorough in vitro analysis of nanolayer coated sutures for the controlled delivery of siRNA and its application to improve scar outcomes in a third-degree burn induced scar model in rats. We demonstrate that the knockdown of CTGF significantly altered the local expression of αSMA, TIMP1, and Col1a1, which are known to play roles in scar formation. The knockdown of CTGF within the healing burn wounds resulted in improved tissue remodeling, reduced scar contraction, and the regeneration of papillary structures within the healing tissue. This work adds support to a number of previous reports that indicate CTGF as a potential therapeutic target for fibrosis. Additionally, we believe that the controlled local delivery of siRNA from ultrathin polymer coatings described within this work is a promising approach in RNA interference that could be applied in developing improved cancer therapies, regenerative medicine, and fundamental scientific research.
Date Issued
2016-07-01
Date Acceptance
2016-04-10
Citation
Biomaterials, 2016, 95 (7), pp.22-34
ISSN
1878-5905
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
22
End Page
34
Journal / Book Title
Biomaterials
Volume
95
Issue
7
Copyright Statement
© 2016, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Biomedical
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Engineering
Materials Science
siRNA delivery
Controlled release
CTGF
Scar formation
Layer-by-layer
Wound healing
TISSUE GROWTH-FACTOR
SMOOTH-MUSCLE ACTIN
FACTOR-BETA
TGF-BETA
ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDES
MATRIX CONTRACTION
GENE-EXPRESSION
DERMAL PAPILLA
COLLAGEN
FIBROBLASTS
CTGF
Controlled release
Layer-by-layer
Scar formation
Wound healing
siRNA delivery
Animals
Burns
Cell Line
Cicatrix
Connective Tissue Growth Factor
Drug Delivery Systems
Fibrosis
Gene Silencing
Humans
Mice
Nanostructures
Polymers
RNA, Small Interfering
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Regeneration
Skin
Sutures
Transforming Growth Factor beta
Cicatrix
Cell Line
Skin
Animals
Humans
Mice
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Burns
Fibrosis
Polymers
Transforming Growth Factor beta
RNA, Small Interfering
Drug Delivery Systems
Sutures
Regeneration
Gene Silencing
Nanostructures
Connective Tissue Growth Factor
Biomedical Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2016-04-14