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miRNA in Wound Inflammation and Angiogenesis
Author(s) -
ROY SASHWATI,
SEN CHANDAN K.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
microcirculation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.793
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1549-8719
pISSN - 1073-9688
DOI - 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2011.00156.x
Subject(s) - angiogenesis , inflammation , wound healing , microrna , neovascularization , cancer research , immunology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , gene , genetics
Please cite this paper as: Roy S, Sen CK. miRNA in wound inflammation and angiogenesis. Microcirculation 19: 224–232, 2012. Abstract Chronic wounds represent a rising health and economic burden to our society. Emerging studies indicate that miRNAs play a key role in regulating several hubs that orchestrate the wound inflammation and angiogenesis processes. Of interest to wound inflammation are the regulatory loops where inflammatory mediators elicited following injury are regulated by miRNAs, as well as regulate miRNA expression. Adequate angiogenesis is a key determinant of success in ischemic wound repair. Hypoxia and cellular redox state are among the key factors that drive wound angiogenesis. We provided first evidence demonstrating that miRNAs regulate cellular redox environment via a NADPH oxidase‐dependent mechanism in human microvascular endothelial cells (HMECs). We further demonstrated that hypoxia‐sensitive miR‐200b is involved in induction of angiogenesis by directly targeting Ets‐1 in HMECs. These studies point toward a potential role of miRNA in wound angiogenesis. miRNA‐based therapeutics represent one of the major commercial hot spots in today’s biotechnology market space. Understanding the significance of miRs in wound inflammation and angiogenesis may help design therapeutic strategies for management of chronic nonhealing wounds.