Targeted Nrf2 activation therapy with RTA 408 enhances regenerative capacity of diabetic wounds.

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Piul S RabbaniDaniel J Ceradini

Abstract

Though unmitigated oxidative stress in diabetic chronic non-healing wounds poses a major therapeutic challenge, currently, there are no effective pharmacological agents. We targeted the cytoprotective Nrf2/Keap1 pathway, which is dysfunctional in diabetic skin and the regenerative environment in the diabetic wound. We assessed the efficacy of a potent Nrf2-activator, RTA 408, a semi-synthetic oleanane triterpenoid, on accelerating diabetic wound healing. Using Leprdb/dbmice, we made 10 mm-diameter excisional humanized wounds in dorsal skin. We administered RTA 408 formulations daily, and used ANOVA for comparison of time to closure, in vivo real-time ROS, histology, molecular changes. We found that RTA 408, specifically a 0.1% formulation, significantly reduced wound healing time and increased wound closure rate. While either systemic or topical administration of RTA 408 is effective, wound closure time with the latter was far superior. RTA 408-treated diabetic wounds upregulated Nrf2 and downstream antioxidant genes, and exhibited well-vascularized granulation tissue that aided in re-epithelialization. Reintroduction of redox mechanisms via RTA 408-induced Nrf2 resulted in reduction of the oxidative status of wounds, to coordi...Continue Reading

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