2024
Targeting hypoxia and thrombospondin‐2 in diabetic wound healing
Huang Y, Xing H, Naud S, Kyriakides T. Targeting hypoxia and thrombospondin‐2 in diabetic wound healing. The FASEB Journal 2024, 38: e70091. PMID: 39383062, PMCID: PMC11486302, DOI: 10.1096/fj.202302429rrr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThrombospondin-2Diabetic miceWound healingHIF-1aMatricellular protein thrombospondin-2Diabetic woundsImpaired wound healingWounds of diabetic miceDimethyloxalylglycine treatmentTargeting hypoxiaSustained hypoxiaDiabetic patientsTSP2 expressionCell dysfunctionIncreased neovascularizationDiabetic wound healingGenetic ablationDiabetic fibroblastsElevated glucoseReduced hypoxiaImprove healingImmunofluorescence analysisHIF-1a activationHypoxiaWestern blotting
2020
The role of extracellular matrix in the pathophysiology of diabetic wounds
Huang Y, Kyriakides TR. The role of extracellular matrix in the pathophysiology of diabetic wounds. Matrix Biology Plus 2020, 6: 100037. PMID: 33543031, PMCID: PMC7852307, DOI: 10.1016/j.mbplus.2020.100037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchECM-modifying enzymesExtracellular matrix productionDevelopment of ECMDiabetic woundsStructural proteinsECM moleculesKey ECM moleculesExtracellular matrixMatricellular proteinDiabetes-induced changesMatrix productionImpaired wound healingUlcerated woundsNew insightsProteinImpaired healingTissue dysfunctionTherapeutic strategiesWound healingWoundsHealingEnzyme
2019
Elevated Thrombospondin 2 Contributes to Delayed Wound Healing in Diabetes
Kunkemoeller B, Bancroft T, Xing H, Morris AH, Luciano AK, Wu J, Fernandez-Hernando C, Kyriakides TR. Elevated Thrombospondin 2 Contributes to Delayed Wound Healing in Diabetes. Diabetes 2019, 68: 2016-2023. PMID: 31391172, PMCID: PMC6754242, DOI: 10.2337/db18-1001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThrombospondin-2TSP2 expressionDiabetic control miceWound healingEffects of hyperglycemiaImpaired wound healingUnderlying pathological mechanismsDelayed Wound HealingMajor cellular sourceBlood vessel maturationGranulation tissue formationMajor complicationsDiabetic miceControl miceTreatment strategiesDiabetesPathological mechanismsDiabetic woundsAccelerated reepithelializationCellular sourceHigh glucoseHyperglycemiaMatricellular proteinExpression contributesHexosamine pathway
2018
Elevated Thrombospondin‐2 Contributes to Delayed Wound Healing in Diabetes
Kunkemoeller B, Kyriakides T. Elevated Thrombospondin‐2 Contributes to Delayed Wound Healing in Diabetes. The FASEB Journal 2018, 32: 414.3-414.3. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2018.32.1_supplement.414.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKO mice exhibitThrombospondin-2TSP2 expressionDiabetes patientsImpaired healingMouse modelWound healingMice exhibitDb/db miceWild-type miceKO mouse modelUnderlying pathological mechanismsImpaired wound healingDelayed Wound HealingFull-text articlesMajor complicationsDiabetes complicationsDb miceKO miceTreatment strategiesTissue injuryDiabetesPathological mechanismsDiabetic woundsChronic wounds
2001
Altered Extracellular Matrix Remodeling and Angiogenesis in Sponge Granulomas of Thrombospondin 2-Null Mice
Kyriakides T, Zhu Y, Yang Z, Huynh G, Bornstein P. Altered Extracellular Matrix Remodeling and Angiogenesis in Sponge Granulomas of Thrombospondin 2-Null Mice. American Journal Of Pathology 2001, 159: 1255-1262. PMID: 11583953, PMCID: PMC1850515, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)62512-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTSP2-null miceMatrix remodelingWild-type miceMatrix metalloproteinase-2Wild-type animalsExtracellular matrix remodelingModulators of angiogenesisFibrogenic responseImmunohistochemical analysisMetalloproteinase-2Minimal scarringMMP2 levelsSponge granulomaAngiogenesis inhibitorsMice displayVivo evidenceThrombospondin-2MiceGrowth factorImportant modulatorTissue invasionTSP2-nullWound healingAngiogenesisSignificant differences
1999
Accelerated Wound Healing in Mice With a Disruption of the Thrombospondin 2 Gene
Kyriakides T, Tam J, Bornstein P. Accelerated Wound Healing in Mice With a Disruption of the Thrombospondin 2 Gene. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1999, 113: 782-787. PMID: 10571734, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00755.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGranulation tissueThrombospondin-2Late woundsControl woundsWound healingExtent of angiogenesisRe-epithelization rateAbnormal collagen fibrilsVascular densityLess scarringRete pegsHistologic analysisExcisional woundsControl epitheliumSuch woundsThrombospondin 2 geneTotal cellular contentAccelerated wound healingElevated levelsHealing processMiceWoundsBiopsy punchEarly woundsHealing