Acemannan Accelerates Cell Proliferation and Skin Wound Healing Through AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway.

Xing Wei, et al.
Journal of Dermatological Science, 2015

Abstract

Background

Acemannan is a bioactive polysaccharides promoting tissue repair. However, the roles of acemannan in skin wound healing and the underlying molecular mechanisms are largely unclear.

Objective

The goal of this study is to investigate the positive role of acemannan in cutaneous wound healing and its mechanism.

Methods

Mouse skin wound model and skin primary fibroblasts were used to demonstrate the positive effect of acemannan on cutaneous wound healing. The expressions of cell proliferation nuclear antigen ki-67, cyclin D1 and activity of AKT/mTOR signaling were analyzed in acemannan-treated fibroblasts and mice. Rapamycin and AKT inhibitor VIII were used to determine the key role of AKT/mTOR signaling in acemannan-promoting cutaneous wound healing.

Results

We found that acemannan significantly accelerated skin wound closure and cell proliferation. Acemannan promoted the expression of cyclin D1 in cultured fibroblasts, which was mediated by AKT/mTOR signal pathway leading to enhanced activity of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor-4F (eIF4F) and increased translation of cyclin D1. In contrast, pharmaceutical blockade of AKT/mTOR signaling by mTOR inhibitor rapamycin or AKT inhibitor VIII abolished acemannan-induced cyclin D1 translation and cell proliferation. In vivo studies confirmed that the activation of AKT/mTOR by acemannan played a key role in wound healing, which could be reversed by rapamycin.

Conclusion

Acemannan promoted skin wound healing partly through activating AKT/mTOR-mediated protein translation mechanism, which may represent an alternative therapy approach for cutaneous wound.

Keywords

AKT; Acemannan; Cyclin D1; Wound healing; mTOR.

Copyright © 2015. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

PMID:26049685
DOI:10.1016/j.jdermsci.2015.03.016
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