Reepithelialization of Diabetic Skin and Mucosal Wounds Is Rescued by Treatment With Epigenetic Inhibitors

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School of Dental Medicine::Departmental Papers (Dental)
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Dentistry
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Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental
Histones
Keratinocytes
Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
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2024-01
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Yang, Bo
Alimperti, Stella
Gonzalez, Michael V.
Dentchev, Tzvete
Kim, Minjung
Suh, Justin
Titchenell, Paul M.
Ko, Kang I.
Seykora, John
Benakanakere, Manju
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Wound healing is a complex, highly regulated process and is substantially disrupted by diabetes. We show here that human wound healing induces specific epigenetic changes that are exacerbated by diabetes in an animal model. We identified epigenetic changes and gene expression alterations that significantly reduce reepithelialization of skin and mucosal wounds in an in vivo model of diabetes, which were dramatically rescued in vivo by blocking these changes. We demonstrate that high glucose altered FOXO1–matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9) promoter interactions through increased demethylation and reduced methylation of DNA at FOXO1 binding sites and also by promoting permissive histone-3 methylation. Mechanistically, high glucose promotes interaction between FOXO1 and RNA polymerase-II (Pol-II) to produce high expression of MMP9 that limits keratinocyte migration. The negative impact of diabetes on reepithelialization in vivo was blocked by specific DNA demethylase inhibitors in vivo and by blocking permissive histone-3 methylation, which rescues FOXO1-impaired keratinocyte migration. These studies point to novel treatment strategies for delayed wound healing in individuals with diabetes. They also indicate that FOXO1 activity can be altered by diabetes through epigenetic changes that may explain other diabetic complications linked to changes in diabetes-altered FOXO1-DNA interactions. © 2023 by the American Diabetes Association.

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2024-01
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Diabetes
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The American Diabetes Association
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10.2337/db23-0258
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