Abstract
Delayed wound healing is a public issue that imposes a significant burden on both society and the patients themselves. To date, although numerous methods have been developed to accelerate the speed of wound closure, the therapeutic effects are partially limited due to the complex procedures, high costs, potential side effects, and ethical concerns. While some studies have reported that the in-vivo application of Human Parathyroid Hormone (1-34) (hPTH(1-34)) promotes the wound-healing process, the definitive role and underlying mechanisms through which it regulates the behavior of fibroblasts and keratinocytes remains unclear. Herein, hPTH(1-34)'s role in cell migration is evaluated with a series of in-vitro and in-vivo studies, whereby hPTH(1-34)'s underlying mechanism in activating the two types of cells was detected. The in-vitro study revealed that hPTH(1-34) enhanced the migration of both fibroblasts and HaCaT cells. Ras-associated C3 botulinum toxin subunit 1 (Rac1), a classical member of the Rho family, was upregulated in hPTH(1-34)-treated fibroblasts and HaCaT cells. Further study by silencing the expression of Rac1 with siRNA reversed the hPTH(1-34)-enhanced cell migration, thus confirming that Rac1 was involved in hPTH(1-34)-induced cell behavior. In-vivo study on rat wound models confirmed the effects of hPTH(1-34) on fibroblasts and keratinocytes, with increased collagen deposition, fibroblasts accumulation, and Rac1 expression in the hPTH(1-34)-treated wounds. In summary, the present study demonstrated that hPTH(1-34) accelerated wound healing through enhancing the migration of cells through the up-regulation of Rac1 expression.