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Promotion of Cutaneous Diabetic Wound Healing by Subcutaneous Administration of Wharton's Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived From Umbilical Cord Publisher Pubmed



Nilforoushzadeh MA1, 2 ; Raoofi A3 ; Afzali H1 ; Gholami O3 ; Zare S1 ; Nasiry D4 ; Khodaverdi Darian E5, 6 ; Rustamzadeh A7 ; Alavi S1 ; Ahmadi R8 ; Alimohammadi A9 ; Razzaghi Z10 ; Safaie Naraghi Z11 ; Mahmoudbeyk M1 Show All Authors
Authors
  1. Nilforoushzadeh MA1, 2
  2. Raoofi A3
  3. Afzali H1
  4. Gholami O3
  5. Zare S1
  6. Nasiry D4
  7. Khodaverdi Darian E5, 6
  8. Rustamzadeh A7
  9. Alavi S1
  10. Ahmadi R8
  11. Alimohammadi A9
  12. Razzaghi Z10
  13. Safaie Naraghi Z11
  14. Mahmoudbeyk M1
  15. Amirkhani MA1
  16. Mousavi Khaneghah A12
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Authors Affiliations
  1. 1. Skin and Stem Cell Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Jordan Dermatology and Hair Transplantation Center, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
  4. 4. Amol Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
  6. 6. Biotechnology Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
  7. 7. Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  8. 8. Department of Biology, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran
  9. 9. Forensic Medicine Specialist, Research Center of Legal Medicine Organization of Iran, Tehran, Iran
  10. 10. Laser Application in Medical Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  11. 11. Department of Pathology, Razi Skin Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  12. 12. Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Monteiro Lobato, 80, Caixa Postal: 6121, Sao Paulo, Campinas, CEP: 13083-862, Brazil

Source: Archives of Dermatological Research Published:2023


Abstract

Wound healing is a major problem in diabetic patients, and current treatments have been confronted with limited success. The present study examined the benefit of Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells (WJ-MSCs) derived from the human umbilical cord (UC) in wound healing in diabetic rats. Thirty days after inducing diabetes, a circular excision was created in the skin of rats, and the treatments were performed for 21 days. Two groups were studied, which included the Control group and WJ-MSCs group. The studied groups were sampled on the 7th, 14th, and 21st days after wounding. Histological ultrasound imaging of dermis and epidermis in the wound area for thickness and density measurement and skin elasticity were evaluated. Our results on post-wounding days 7, 14, and 21 showed that the wound closure, thickness, and density of new epidermis and dermis, as well as skin elasticity in the healed wound, were significantly higher in the WJ-MSCs group compared to the Control group. Subcutaneous administration of WJ-MSCs in diabetic wounds can effectively accelerate healing. Based on this, these cells can be used along with other treatment methods in the healing of different types of chronic wounds. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.