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. 2020 Apr;29(4):404-413.
doi: 10.1111/exd.14084. Epub 2020 Mar 1.

Topical α-gal nanoparticles accelerate diabetic wound healing

Omer E Kaymakcalan  1 , Andrew Abadeer  1 , Josef W Goldufsky  2 , Uri Galili  2 , Sarah J Karinja  1 , Xue Dong  1 , Julia L Jin  1 , Arash Samadi  1 , Jason A Spector  1   3
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Topical α-gal nanoparticles accelerate diabetic wound healing

Omer E Kaymakcalan et al. Exp Dermatol. 2020 Apr.

Abstract

An inadequate response from macrophages, key orchestrators of the wound healing process, has been implicated in the pathophysiology of impaired healing in diabetes. This study explored the utility of nanoparticles presenting the α-gal (Galα1-3Galβ1-4GlcNAc-R) epitope to induce anti-Gal antibody-mediated local transient recruitment of macrophages to accelerate wound closure and healing in a diabetic murine model. α1,3galactosyltrasferase knockout mice were stimulated to produce anti-Gal antibodies and subsequently diabetes was induced by streptozotocin-induced β-cell destruction. Six mm full-thickness skin wounds were made and α-gal nanoparticles (AGN) were topically applied on postwounding days 0 and 1. Wounds were analysed histologically for macrophage invasion and markers of wound healing, including epithelialization, vascularization and granulation tissue deposition through postoperative day 12. We found that application of AGN transiently but significantly increased macrophage recruitment into the wounds of diabetic mice. Treated wounds demonstrated more rapid closure and enhanced wound healing as demonstrated by significantly accelerated rates of epithelialization, vascularization and granulation tissue deposition. Thus, topical treatment of full-thickness wounds in diabetic mice with α-gal nanoparticles induced a transient but significant increase in macrophage recruitment resulting in an accelerated rate of wound healing. Using α-gal nanoparticles as a topical wound healing adjunct is a simple, safe and effective means of augmenting dysregulated macrophage recruitment present in the diabetic state.

Keywords: animal model; epidermis; keratinocytes; macrophages; wound healing.

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