PMID- 32737916 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210514 LR - 20210514 IS - 1529-8019 (Electronic) IS - 1396-0296 (Linking) VI - 33 IP - 6 DP - 2020 Nov TI - Genetically modified adipose-derived stem cells with matrix metalloproteinase 3 promote scarless cutaneous repair. PG - e14112 LID - 10.1111/dth.14112 [doi] AB - Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) possess strong regenerative potencies and have been used to improve wound healing in animal models and clinical studies. However, the use of ASCs on scarless wound healing is not satisfactory. Matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP-3) is involved in extracellular matrix (ECM) remolding and scar formation. We aimed to investigate the effect of ASCs stable expressing MMP-3 (ASCs-MMP-3) on wound healing and scarring. A cutaneous wound healing animal model was used to assess the effect of ASCs and ASCs-MMP-3 on wound healing and scar formation. The target protein levels in the wound tissues were determined by western blot assay. Our results demonstrated that ASCs alone promoted wound healing but had a negligible effect on reducing scarring. ASCs-MMP-3 not only possessed the ability of ASCs to speed up wound healing, but also incorporated the capability of MMP-3 to reduce scaring. Overexpressing of MMP-3 decreased the collagen I, transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1, and alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) levels and enhanced collagen III and TGF-beta3 levels which contributed to reducing scar formation. Our studies suggested that ASCs-MMP-3 is a potential candidate for developing effective therapeutic strategies for scarless wound healing. CI - (c) 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC. FAU - Rong, Shouxiang AU - Rong S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9464-1305 AD - Department of Plastic Surgery, Caoxian Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heze City, Shandong Province, China. AD - Department of Plastic Surgery, Sanya People's Hospital, Sanya, Hainan Province, China. FAU - Li, Chunlan AU - Li C AD - Department of Plastic Surgery, Sanya People's Hospital, Sanya, Hainan Province, China. FAU - Li, Shuting AU - Li S AD - Department of Plastic Surgery, Sanya People's Hospital, Sanya, Hainan Province, China. FAU - Wu, Shaoqiang AU - Wu S AD - Department of Plastic Surgery, Sanya People's Hospital, Sanya, Hainan Province, China. FAU - Sun, Fei AU - Sun F AD - Department of Plastic Surgery, Sanya People's Hospital, Sanya, Hainan Province, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200827 PL - United States TA - Dermatol Ther JT - Dermatologic therapy JID - 9700070 RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 3) SB - IM MH - Adipocytes MH - Adipose Tissue MH - Animals MH - Cicatrix/pathology/prevention & control MH - *Matrix Metalloproteinase 3/genetics MH - *Stem Cells/pathology MH - Wound Healing OTO - NOTNLM OT - ASCs OT - MMP-3 OT - TGF-beta OT - collagens OT - scarless wound healing EDAT- 2020/08/02 06:00 MHDA- 2021/05/15 06:00 CRDT- 2020/08/02 06:00 PHST- 2020/06/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/07/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/07/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/08/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/05/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/08/02 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/dth.14112 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Dermatol Ther. 2020 Nov;33(6):e14112. doi: 10.1111/dth.14112. Epub 2020 Aug 27.