Effect of recombined human epidermal growth factor combined with alprostadil on Wnt/β-catenin signal pathway in rats with diabetic ulcer / 中国糖尿病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effect of recombined Human epidermal growth factor (rhEG) combined with alprostadilon Wnt/β-Catenin signal pathway in rats with diabetic ulcer. Methods Rats with diabetic ulcer were randomly divided into four groupscontrol group ,rhEG group ,epidermal group and combined treatment group. Ulcer skin was smeared by normalsaline in control group ,and by rhEG in rhEG group. Epidermal was administered from caudal vein in epidermal group.Combined treatment group was treated by rhEG and epidermal at the same time. The healing status were observed. The proteinand mRNA expression of Wnt-1 ,β-Catenin and GSK-3β were measured 14 days after treatment. Results The healing rates in combined treatment group were (9.76 ± 2.37 )% ,(35.74 ± 3.65 )% ,(51.37 ± 4.16)% and (84.42 ± 5.35 )% respectivelyin 6th , 10th and 14th day after treatment , which were significantly higher than in rhEG group and epidermal group (P<0.05). The mRNA levels of Wnt-1 ,β-Catenin and GSK-3βin combined treatment group were (1.42 ± 0.19) ,(1.56 ± 0.21) and (0.95 ± 0.15) after treatment for 14 days ,which were significantly higher than in rhEG group and epidermal group (P<0.05). Protein levels of Wnt-1 ,β-Catenin and GSK-3βin combined treatment group were (1.17 ± 0.16) , (1.38 ± 0.18 ) and (0.81 ± 0.13 ) after treatment for 14 days ,which were significantly higher than in rhEG group and epidermal group ( P < 0.05 ). Conclusion rhEG combined with epidermal can significantly accelerate the healing of diabetic ulcer ,and can regulatethe Wnt/β-Catenin signal pathway by increasing the expression of Wnt-1 ,β-Catenin and GSK-3β.