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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-10-27
pubmed:abstractText
In this study, we investigated the role of leptin for the inflammatory response in diabetes-impaired skin repair. We demonstrated, that systemic treatment of diabetic ob/ob mice with leptin blunted polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN), but not macrophage influx into the wound site. Closed wounds of leptin-administered mice were characterized by tremendous numbers of macrophage within the granulation tissue. In line, leptin supplementation potently attenuated epithelium-derived CXC- but not CC-chemokine expression. PMNs were preferentially located in the scab, but macrophages predominantly resided within the wound stroma of the animals. The scabs of nonhealing wounds were most likely to serve as sinks for bioactive inflammatory mediators, which were still capable to drive gene expression in keratinocytes in vitro. Differential effects of leptin on PMN and macrophage axes of inflammation must be indirect, as topical administration of leptin onto wounds of ob/ob mice did not reduce PMN influx into the wounded areas. Moreover, caloric-restricted, pair-fed ob/ob mice were characterized by impaired healing conditions that were associated with persisting PMNs. Interestingly, we documented the absence of leptin receptor expression in human diabetic foot ulcers. Thus, we show that leptin might function as a regulatory link between the endocrine and the immune system in the context of skin repair.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0012-1797
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2821-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Administration, Topical, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Blood Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Chemokines, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Diabetes Mellitus, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Female, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Inflammation, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Leptin, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Macrophages, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Mice, Obese, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Neutrophils, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Obesity, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:14578302-Wound Healing
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Leptin and wound inflammation in diabetic ob/ob mice: differential regulation of neutrophil and macrophage influx and a potential role for the scab as a sink for inflammatory cells and mediators.
pubmed:affiliation
Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't