Fibroblasts derived from chronic diabetic ulcers differ in their response to stimulation with EGF, IGF-I, bFGF and PDGF-AB compared to controls

Patients with diabetes mellitus experience impaired wound healing, often resulting in chronic foot ulcers. Healing can be accelerated by application of growth factors like platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF). We investigated the mitogenic responses, measured by 3[H]thymidine incorporation, of fibr...

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Published in:European journal of cell biology 2002-03, Vol.81 (3), p.153-160
Main Authors: Loots, Miriam A.M., Kenter, Susan B., Au, Fung L., van Galen, W.J.M., Middelkoop, Esther, Bos, Jan D., Mekkes, Jan R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cell culture
Cell Division - drug effects
Cell Division - physiology
Cells, Cultured
Chronic diabetic wounds
Diabetic Foot - pathology
Drug Synergism
Epidermal Growth Factor - pharmacology
Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 - pharmacology
Fibroblasts - cytology
Fibroblasts - drug effects
Fibroblasts - metabolism
growth factors
human fibroblasts
Humans
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I - pharmacology
Microtubules - metabolism
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor - pharmacology
Recombinant Proteins - pharmacology
wound healing
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Summary:Patients with diabetes mellitus experience impaired wound healing, often resulting in chronic foot ulcers. Healing can be accelerated by application of growth factors like platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF). We investigated the mitogenic responses, measured by 3[H]thymidine incorporation, of fibroblasts cultured from diabetic ulcers, non-diabetic ulcers, and non-lesional diabetic and age-matched controls, to recombinant human PDGF-AB, epidermal growth factor (EGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I). We determined the optimal concentration of these factors and investigated which single factor, or combination of factors, added simultaneously or sequentially, induced the highest mitogenic response. For single growth factor additions, in all fibroblast populations significant differences in mitogenic response to different growth factors were observed, with PDGF-AB consistently inducing the highest response and IGF-I the lowest (p≤0.043). IGF-I produced only a 1.7-fold stimulation over control in diabetic ulcer fibroblasts, versus 2.95-fold for chronic ulcer, 3.2-fold for non-lesional (p=0.007) and 5-fold for age-matched fibroblasts (p=0.007). The highest mitogenic response induced by EGF was significantly less for chronic ulcer fibroblasts compared with age-matched and non-lesional controls (p
ISSN:0171-9335
1618-1298
DOI:10.1078/0171-9335-00228