PMID- 34456192 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220428 IS - 2005-3606 (Print) IS - 2005-5447 (Electronic) IS - 2005-3606 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 4 DP - 2021 Nov 30 TI - Sox9 Is Crucial for Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Enhance Cutaneous Wound Healing. PG - 465-474 LID - 10.15283/ijsc21078 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HUC-MSCs) are promising candidates for cell-based therapy in regenerative medicine or other diseases due to their superior characteristics, including higher proliferation, faster self-renewal ability, lower immunogenicity, a noninvasive harvest procedure, easy expansion in vitro, and ethical access, compared with stem cells from other sources. METHODS AND RESULTS: In the present study, we knocked down the expression of SOX9 in HUC-MSCs by lentivirus interference and found that knockdown of SOX9 inhibited the proliferation and migration of HUC-MSCs and influenced the expression of cytokines (IL-6 and IL-8), growth factors (GM-CSF and VEGF) and stemness-related genes (OCT4 and SALL4). In addition, the repair effect of skin with burn injury in rats treated with HUC-MSCs transfected with sh-control was better than that rats treated with HUC-MSCs transfected with shSOX9 or PBS, and the accessory structures of the skin, including hair follicles and glands, were greater than those in the other groups. We found that knockdown of the expression of SOX9 obviously inhibited the expression of Ki67, CK14 and CK18. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, this study will provide a guide for modifying HUC-MSCs by bioengineering technology in the future. FAU - Bie, Qingli AU - Bie Q AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining Medical University, Jining, China. AD - Institute of Forensic Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, China. FAU - Zhai, Ruixia AU - Zhai R AD - Department of Obstetric, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining Medical University, Jining, China. FAU - Chen, Yanrong AU - Chen Y AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining Medical University, Jining, China. FAU - Li, Yingao AU - Li Y AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining Medical University, Jining, China. FAU - Xie, Na AU - Xie N AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining Medical University, Jining, China. FAU - Wang, Baoyi AU - Wang B AD - Institute of Forensic Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, China. FAU - Yuan, Poyun AU - Yuan P AD - Institute of Forensic Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, China. FAU - Zhou, Xinjie AU - Zhou X AD - Institute of Forensic Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, China. FAU - Cong, Haiyan AU - Cong H AD - Department of Central Lab, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Weihai, China. FAU - Chang, Xin AU - Chang X AD - Department of Central Lab, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Weihai, China. FAU - Xiong, Huabao AU - Xiong H AD - Institute of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, China. FAU - Zhang, Bin AU - Zhang B AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining Medical University, Jining, China. AD - Institute of Forensic Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Korea (South) TA - Int J Stem Cells JT - International journal of stem cells JID - 101497587 PMC - PMC8611311 OTO - NOTNLM OT - HUC-MSCs OT - Regenerative medicine OT - SOX9 OT - Skin COIS- Potential Conflict of Interest The authors have no conflicting financial interest. EDAT- 2021/08/31 06:00 MHDA- 2021/08/31 06:01 PMCR- 2021/08/31 CRDT- 2021/08/30 05:37 PHST- 2021/04/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/06/09 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/07/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/08/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/08/31 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/08/30 05:37 [entrez] PHST- 2021/08/31 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijsc21078 [pii] AID - ijsc-14-4-465 [pii] AID - 10.15283/ijsc21078 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Stem Cells. 2021 Nov 30;14(4):465-474. doi: 10.15283/ijsc21078.