Background <p>Skin wound healing is a complex biological process involving cellular, molecular, and physiological events. Traditional treatments often fail to provide optimal outcomes, particularly for chronic wounds.</p> Objectives <p>This study aimed to develop a self-healing hydrogel loaded with Acteoside, a bioactive compound with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, to enhance skin wound healing.</p> Methods <p>Using transcriptomic analysis, Rab31 was identified as a key target of Acteoside in regulating hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs). <i>In vitro</i> assays demonstrated that Acteoside promotes HFSC proliferation, migration, and differentiation by upregulating Rab31 expression. The self-healing hydrogel was prepared using quaternized chitosan derivatives, which exhibited excellent mechanical properties, antibacterial, and antioxidant activities.</p> Results <p><i>In vivo</i> studies in a mouse model showed that Acteoside-loaded hydrogel significantly accelerated wound healing, promoting skin regeneration and improving wound closure.</p> Conclusions <p>This research highlights the potential of Acteoside-loaded self-healing hydrogels as an innovative therapeutic strategy for enhancing skin wound healing. By modulating HFSC activity, this hydrogel offers a promising solution for improving healing outcomes in challenging wound environments.</p> Graphical Abstract <p>Schematic representation of an injectable self-healing hydrogel loaded with the phenylethanoid compound acteoside for regulating the proliferation and differentiation of HFSCs to mediate the healing of skin wounds.</p>

错误:搜索内容不能为空,请输入英文关键词
错误:关键词超出字数限制,请精简
高级检索

Acteoside-Loaded Self-Healing Hydrogel Enhances Skin Wound Healing through Modulation of Hair Follicle Stem Cells

  • Junyu Liu,
  • Hua Wang,
  • Caihua Zhang

摘要

Background

Skin wound healing is a complex biological process involving cellular, molecular, and physiological events. Traditional treatments often fail to provide optimal outcomes, particularly for chronic wounds.

Objectives

This study aimed to develop a self-healing hydrogel loaded with Acteoside, a bioactive compound with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, to enhance skin wound healing.

Methods

Using transcriptomic analysis, Rab31 was identified as a key target of Acteoside in regulating hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs). In vitro assays demonstrated that Acteoside promotes HFSC proliferation, migration, and differentiation by upregulating Rab31 expression. The self-healing hydrogel was prepared using quaternized chitosan derivatives, which exhibited excellent mechanical properties, antibacterial, and antioxidant activities.

Results

In vivo studies in a mouse model showed that Acteoside-loaded hydrogel significantly accelerated wound healing, promoting skin regeneration and improving wound closure.

Conclusions

This research highlights the potential of Acteoside-loaded self-healing hydrogels as an innovative therapeutic strategy for enhancing skin wound healing. By modulating HFSC activity, this hydrogel offers a promising solution for improving healing outcomes in challenging wound environments.

Graphical Abstract

Schematic representation of an injectable self-healing hydrogel loaded with the phenylethanoid compound acteoside for regulating the proliferation and differentiation of HFSCs to mediate the healing of skin wounds.