Roles of bovine sialoglycoproteins for anti-skin aging and accelerating skin wound healing |
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Authors: | Xilong Wang PhD Lixin Yue MD Fan Zhang MD Xiaojuan Bao MD Wanghua Song MD Zheng Li PhD |
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Institution: | Laboratory for Functional Glycomics, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China |
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Abstract: | Background Fibroblasts are the most predominant cell subpopulation in the dermal layer of human skin, they play an important role in maintaining skin architecture and function. The senescence of fibroblasts is one of major causes of skin aging and chronic wound in the elderly, which is accompanied with a reduction of α2,6-sialylation on the cell surface. Aims In this study, we investigated the effects of the bovine sialoglycoproteins on normal human dermal fibroblasts (NHDF). Results The results showed that bovine sialoglycoproteins could promote the proliferation and migration of NHDF cells, and accelerate the contraction of fibroblast-populated collagen lattice (FPCL). The average doubling time of NHDF cells treated with bovine sialoglycoproteins (0.5 mg/mL) was 31.1 ± 1.0 h whereas that was 37.9 ± 2.7 h for the control (p ˂ 0.05). Moreover, the expression of basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2) was upregulated, while that of transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1) and human type I collagen (COL-I) were downregulated in treated NHDF cells. Furthermore, bovine sialoglycoproteins treatment significantly enhanced the α2,6-sialylation on the cell surfaces, which was consistent with the upregulation of α2,6-sialyltransferase I (ST6GAL1) expression. Conclusions These results indicated that the bovine sialoglycoproteins might be developed as a reagent against skin aging in the cosmetic industry, or as a new candidate for accelerating skin wound healing and inhibiting scar formation. |
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Keywords: | bovine sialoglycoproteins dermal fibroblast sialylation skin aging wound healing |
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