RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Cutaneous Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice Is Improved by Topical Mineralocorticoid Receptor Blockade A1 Nguyen, Van Tuan A1 Farman, Nicolette A1 Palacios-Ramirez, Roberto A1 Sbeih, Maria A1 Behar-Cohen, Francine A1 Aractingi, Sélim A1 Jaisser, Frederic K1 mineralocorticoid receptor K1 wound healing K1 diabetes AB Skin ulcers resulting from impaired wound healing are a serious complication of diabetes. Unresolved inflammation, associated with the dysregulation of both the phenotype and function of macrophages, is involved in the poor healing of diabetic wounds. Here, we report that topical pharmacological inhibition of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) by canrenoate or MR small interfering RNA can resolve inflammation to improve delayed skin wound healing in diabetic mouse models; importantly, wounds from normal mice are unaffected. The beneficial effect of canrenoate is associated with an increased ratio of anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages to proinflammatory M1 macrophages in diabetic wounds. Furthermore, we show that MR blockade leads to downregulation of the MR target, LCN2, which may facilitate macrophage polarization toward the M2 phenotype and improve impaired angiogenesis in diabetic wounds. Indeed, diabetic LCN2-deficient mice showed improved wound healing associated with macrophage M2 polarization and angiogenesis. In addition, recombinant LCN2 protein prevented IL-4-induced macrophage switch from M1 to M2 phenotype. In conclusion, topical MR blockade accelerates skin wound healing in diabetic mice via LCN2 reduction, M2 macrophage polarization, prevention of inflammation, and induction of angiogenesis. PB ELSEVIER SN 0022-202X YR 2020 FD 2020 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/66276 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/66276 LA spa NO J Invest Dermatol . 2020 Jan;140(1):223-234.e7 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 09-may-2024