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  • Title: Rapid closure of midgestational excisional wounds in a fetal mouse model is associated with altered transforming growth factor-beta isoform and receptor expression.
    Author: Goldberg SR, McKinstry RP, Sykes V, Lanning DA.
    Journal: J Pediatr Surg; 2007 Jun; 42(6):966-71; discussion 971-3. PubMed ID: 17560204.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Many pediatric diseases are characterized by excessive tissue contraction. Because of a poor understanding of contraction, few therapies exist. We developed a murine fetal excisional wound model of contraction and theorize that wound closure is associated with changes in transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) expression. METHODS: Pregnant FVB mice underwent hysterotomy at midgestational (E15) or late-gestational (E18) ages. Three-millimeter excisional wounds were made in fetuses and harvested at 32 hours. Real-time polymerase chain reaction was performed for TGF-beta1, TGF-beta2, TGF-beta3, TbetaR-1, and TbetaR-2 in wounds and normal skin and normalized to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase. Data were analyzed by paired t test (P < .05). H&E staining of wounds was performed. RESULTS: E15 wounds (80.5% +/- 4.4%) were smaller than E18 wounds (10.4% +/- 10.5%; P < .001) at 32 hours. E15 wounds expressed higher levels of TGF-beta1 compared with normal skin (P = .001). TbetaR-2 levels were elevated in E15 and E18 wounds compared with their respective normal skin (P = .02, P = .01) and in E18 normal skin compared with E15 normal skin (P = .002). CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that rapid midgestational wound closure in a murine model is associated with increased TGF-beta1 and TbetaR-2 expression. Elucidating the role of the TGF-beta pathways may lead to an improved understanding of wound contraction.
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