Wound fluid sampling methods and analysis of cytokine mRNA expression in ulcers from patients with diabetes mellitus

The development of diabetic foot ulcers is a common and severe complication of diabetes that can significantly affect quality of life. The physiological healing cascade does not progress tissue repair in diabetic foot ulcerations in a timely manner. Serum markers from foot ulcers have been used to c...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Barbieri, Amanda Silva, Joseane Morari, Flavia C. Zanchetta, Bianca Oliveira, Alexis Trott, Eliana P. Araújo, Geraldo Paula, Beatriz Guitton Renaud Baptista de Oliveira, Bruna Maiara Ferreira Barreto Pires, Maria Helena Melo Lima
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author Beatriz Barbieri
Amanda Silva
Joseane Morari
Flavia C. Zanchetta
Bianca Oliveira
Alexis Trott
Eliana P. Araújo
Geraldo Paula
Beatriz Guitton Renaud Baptista de Oliveira
Bruna Maiara Ferreira Barreto Pires
Maria Helena Melo Lima
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Amanda Silva
Joseane Morari
Flavia C. Zanchetta
Bianca Oliveira
Alexis Trott
Eliana P. Araújo
Geraldo Paula
Beatriz Guitton Renaud Baptista de Oliveira
Bruna Maiara Ferreira Barreto Pires
Maria Helena Melo Lima
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description The development of diabetic foot ulcers is a common and severe complication of diabetes that can significantly affect quality of life. The physiological healing cascade does not progress tissue repair in diabetic foot ulcerations in a timely manner. Serum markers from foot ulcers have been used to characterize the healing process of the diabetic foot using various collection techniques. This study aimed to compare the use of cervical brushes and the Levine technique to collect wound fluid from foot ulcers of people with diabetes in order to determine the presence of cytokines. The collected material was used for gene expression analysis of macrophage/monocyte-associated cytokines IL1-β, IL-6, TNF-α, regulatory cytokine IL-10 and growth factor TGFβ, via quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Both collection methods produced sufficient amounts of RNA, but significantly more RNA was collected using a cervical brush (brush 224.82 ng/μL vs. Levine 80.90 ng/μL p = 0.0001). Significantly higher levels of expression of the following cytokine genes were detected in samples collected using a cervical brush: IL1-β (p = 0.0001), IL-6 (p = 0.0106), IL-10 (p = 0.0277) and TGFβ (p = 0.0002). Understanding why some wounds are difficult to heal is important for developing more effective treatments, and biomarkers may be useful for predicting the healing trajectory. These results demonstrate that it is possible to collect material from the wound bed for RT-qPCR analysis, and the cervical brush proved to be a simple and rapid method for monitoring cytokine gene expression.
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spelling doaj-art-4a3f81a34354409381605e9c034e9e642025-08-20T02:07:34ZengElsevierRegenerative Therapy2352-32042024-06-012642543110.1016/j.reth.2024.06.016Wound fluid sampling methods and analysis of cytokine mRNA expression in ulcers from patients with diabetes mellitusBeatriz Barbieri0Amanda Silva1Joseane Morari2Flavia C. Zanchetta3Bianca Oliveira4Alexis Trott5Eliana P. Araújo6Geraldo Paula7Beatriz Guitton Renaud Baptista de Oliveira8Bruna Maiara Ferreira Barreto Pires9Maria Helena Melo Lima10Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil; Laboratory of Cell Signaling, Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, BrazilAurora de Afonso Costa Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, BrazilLaboratory of Cell Signaling, Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, BrazilFaculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil; Laboratory of Cell Signaling, Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, BrazilAurora de Afonso Costa Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, BrazilFaculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, BrazilFaculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil; Laboratory of Cell Signaling, Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, BrazilFaculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, BrazilAurora de Afonso Costa Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, BrazilAurora de Afonso Costa Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, BrazilFaculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil; Laboratory of Cell Signaling, Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil; Corresponding author. Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil.The development of diabetic foot ulcers is a common and severe complication of diabetes that can significantly affect quality of life. The physiological healing cascade does not progress tissue repair in diabetic foot ulcerations in a timely manner. Serum markers from foot ulcers have been used to characterize the healing process of the diabetic foot using various collection techniques. This study aimed to compare the use of cervical brushes and the Levine technique to collect wound fluid from foot ulcers of people with diabetes in order to determine the presence of cytokines. The collected material was used for gene expression analysis of macrophage/monocyte-associated cytokines IL1-β, IL-6, TNF-α, regulatory cytokine IL-10 and growth factor TGFβ, via quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Both collection methods produced sufficient amounts of RNA, but significantly more RNA was collected using a cervical brush (brush 224.82 ng/μL vs. Levine 80.90 ng/μL p = 0.0001). Significantly higher levels of expression of the following cytokine genes were detected in samples collected using a cervical brush: IL1-β (p = 0.0001), IL-6 (p = 0.0106), IL-10 (p = 0.0277) and TGFβ (p = 0.0002). Understanding why some wounds are difficult to heal is important for developing more effective treatments, and biomarkers may be useful for predicting the healing trajectory. These results demonstrate that it is possible to collect material from the wound bed for RT-qPCR analysis, and the cervical brush proved to be a simple and rapid method for monitoring cytokine gene expression.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352320424001238Chronic woundCytokineDiabetes mellitusUlcerWound fluid
spellingShingle Beatriz Barbieri
Amanda Silva
Joseane Morari
Flavia C. Zanchetta
Bianca Oliveira
Alexis Trott
Eliana P. Araújo
Geraldo Paula
Beatriz Guitton Renaud Baptista de Oliveira
Bruna Maiara Ferreira Barreto Pires
Maria Helena Melo Lima
Wound fluid sampling methods and analysis of cytokine mRNA expression in ulcers from patients with diabetes mellitus
Regenerative Therapy
Chronic wound
Cytokine
Diabetes mellitus
Ulcer
Wound fluid
title Wound fluid sampling methods and analysis of cytokine mRNA expression in ulcers from patients with diabetes mellitus
title_full Wound fluid sampling methods and analysis of cytokine mRNA expression in ulcers from patients with diabetes mellitus
title_fullStr Wound fluid sampling methods and analysis of cytokine mRNA expression in ulcers from patients with diabetes mellitus
title_full_unstemmed Wound fluid sampling methods and analysis of cytokine mRNA expression in ulcers from patients with diabetes mellitus
title_short Wound fluid sampling methods and analysis of cytokine mRNA expression in ulcers from patients with diabetes mellitus
title_sort wound fluid sampling methods and analysis of cytokine mrna expression in ulcers from patients with diabetes mellitus
topic Chronic wound
Cytokine
Diabetes mellitus
Ulcer
Wound fluid
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352320424001238
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