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MDPI, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2(25), p. 851, 2024

DOI: 10.3390/ijms25020851

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Nanofat Accelerates and Improves the Vascularization, Lymphatic Drainage and Healing of Full-Thickness Murine Skin Wounds

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Abstract

The treatment of wounds using the body’s own resources is a promising approach to support the physiological regenerative process. To advance this concept, we evaluated the effect of nanofat (NF) on wound healing. For this purpose, full-thickness skin defects were created in dorsal skinfold chambers of wild-type mice. These defects were filled with NF generated from the inguinal subcutaneous adipose tissue of green fluorescent protein (GFP)+ donor mice, which was stabilized using platelet-rich plasma (PRP). Empty wounds and wounds solely filled with PRP served as controls. Wound closure, vascularization and formation of granulation tissue were repeatedly analyzed using stereomicroscopy, intravital fluorescence microscopy, histology and immunohistochemistry over an observation period of 14 days. PRP + NF-treated wounds exhibited accelerated vascularization and wound closure when compared to controls. This was primarily due to the fact that the grafted NF contained a substantial fraction of viable GFP+ vascular and lymph vessel fragments, which interconnected with the GFP− vessels of the host tissue. Moreover, the switch from inflammatory M1- to regenerative M2-polarized macrophages was promoted in PRP + NF-treated wounds. These findings indicate that NF markedly accelerates and improves the wound healing process and, thus, represents a promising autologous product for future wound management.