Advanced wound healing with chitosan hydrogels incorporating metabolites from whale-derived Lactiplantibacillus plantarum HJ-S2

IntroductionTwo significant barriers to skin wound care are severe inflammatory cascade reactions and microbial infections. The metabolites of probiotics contain various components, such as lactic acid and bacteriocins, which can synergistically maintain skin microecological balance and promote woun...

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Main Authors: Yizhen Li, Xu Tang, Yang Liu, Xiaofeng Chen, Ling Wang, Yanjun Su, Wei He, Jingjing Li, Qinmiao Huang, Peng Wu
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
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Yizhen Li
Xu Tang
Xu Tang
Yang Liu
Yang Liu
Xiaofeng Chen
Xiaofeng Chen
Ling Wang
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Yanjun Su
Wei He
Jingjing Li
Qinmiao Huang
Peng Wu
Peng Wu
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description IntroductionTwo significant barriers to skin wound care are severe inflammatory cascade reactions and microbial infections. The metabolites of probiotics contain various components, such as lactic acid and bacteriocins, which can synergistically maintain skin microecological balance and promote wound healing and tissue regeneration through mechanisms.MethodsThis study utilized lactic acid bacteria isolated from the whale intestine. Inspired by the concept of the whale’s skin self-repair ability and the influence of gut microbiota on the skin, this study ingeniously utilized the acidic properties of the lactic acid bacteria fermentation broth to dissolve chitosan (CS), forming a hydrogel while simultaneously incorporating the cell-free probiotic metabolites (CFPM) of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum HJ-S2 into a stable three-dimensional network structure. Various characterizations were tested, including water content, swelling ability, rheological properties and degradability.ResultsThis resulted in the creation of a medical hydrogel capable of promoting skin wound healing, named PM@CS hydrogel. PM@CS hydrogel exhibited excellent swelling ability in different liquid environment. FT-IR analysis showed that the hydrogel is successfully crosslinked, and thermalgravimetric analysis showed that PM@CS hydrogel was stably degraded under high temperature. PM@CS hydrogel and CFPM of HJ-S2 strongly inhibited the growth of E. coli and S. aureus. The organic acid content of CFPM was analyzed by HPLC, revealing the lactic acid and acetic acid were produced in large quantities as two main organic acid metabolites that may contribute to the antibacterial efficacy. Beyond the outstanding antibacterial ability, application of PM@CS hydrogel led to rapid healing of burn wounds, and diabetic wounds.DiscussionThe results indicated that the whale-derived probiotics have significant potential for application in treating burns and scalds, particularly in the treatment of diabetic wounds.
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spelling doaj-art-81b0b427471d4e5db13ef5bf5d8bfdd92025-08-20T03:51:59ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Materials2296-80162025-05-011210.3389/fmats.2025.15732221573222Advanced wound healing with chitosan hydrogels incorporating metabolites from whale-derived Lactiplantibacillus plantarum HJ-S2Yizhen Li0Yizhen Li1Xu Tang2Xu Tang3Yang Liu4Yang Liu5Xiaofeng Chen6Xiaofeng Chen7Ling Wang8Ling Wang9Yanjun Su10Wei He11Jingjing Li12Qinmiao Huang13Peng Wu14Peng Wu15Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, ChinaFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Island Conservation and Development (Island Research Center, MNR), Xiamen, ChinaThird Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, ChinaFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Island Conservation and Development (Island Research Center, MNR), Xiamen, ChinaThird Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, ChinaFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Island Conservation and Development (Island Research Center, MNR), Xiamen, ChinaThird Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, ChinaFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Island Conservation and Development (Island Research Center, MNR), Xiamen, ChinaThird Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, ChinaFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Island Conservation and Development (Island Research Center, MNR), Xiamen, ChinaStomatological Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, ChinaChina Tobacco Fujian Industrial CO., LTD., Xiamen, ChinaChina Tobacco Fujian Industrial CO., LTD., Xiamen, ChinaFujian Huijing Biological Technology CO., LTD., Zhangzhou, ChinaThird Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, ChinaFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Island Conservation and Development (Island Research Center, MNR), Xiamen, ChinaIntroductionTwo significant barriers to skin wound care are severe inflammatory cascade reactions and microbial infections. The metabolites of probiotics contain various components, such as lactic acid and bacteriocins, which can synergistically maintain skin microecological balance and promote wound healing and tissue regeneration through mechanisms.MethodsThis study utilized lactic acid bacteria isolated from the whale intestine. Inspired by the concept of the whale’s skin self-repair ability and the influence of gut microbiota on the skin, this study ingeniously utilized the acidic properties of the lactic acid bacteria fermentation broth to dissolve chitosan (CS), forming a hydrogel while simultaneously incorporating the cell-free probiotic metabolites (CFPM) of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum HJ-S2 into a stable three-dimensional network structure. Various characterizations were tested, including water content, swelling ability, rheological properties and degradability.ResultsThis resulted in the creation of a medical hydrogel capable of promoting skin wound healing, named PM@CS hydrogel. PM@CS hydrogel exhibited excellent swelling ability in different liquid environment. FT-IR analysis showed that the hydrogel is successfully crosslinked, and thermalgravimetric analysis showed that PM@CS hydrogel was stably degraded under high temperature. PM@CS hydrogel and CFPM of HJ-S2 strongly inhibited the growth of E. coli and S. aureus. The organic acid content of CFPM was analyzed by HPLC, revealing the lactic acid and acetic acid were produced in large quantities as two main organic acid metabolites that may contribute to the antibacterial efficacy. Beyond the outstanding antibacterial ability, application of PM@CS hydrogel led to rapid healing of burn wounds, and diabetic wounds.DiscussionThe results indicated that the whale-derived probiotics have significant potential for application in treating burns and scalds, particularly in the treatment of diabetic wounds.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmats.2025.1573222/fullhydrogelLactiplantibacillus Plantarumprobiotic metabolitesburnsdiabetic
spellingShingle Yizhen Li
Yizhen Li
Xu Tang
Xu Tang
Yang Liu
Yang Liu
Xiaofeng Chen
Xiaofeng Chen
Ling Wang
Ling Wang
Yanjun Su
Wei He
Jingjing Li
Qinmiao Huang
Peng Wu
Peng Wu
Advanced wound healing with chitosan hydrogels incorporating metabolites from whale-derived Lactiplantibacillus plantarum HJ-S2
Frontiers in Materials
hydrogel
Lactiplantibacillus Plantarum
probiotic metabolites
burns
diabetic
title Advanced wound healing with chitosan hydrogels incorporating metabolites from whale-derived Lactiplantibacillus plantarum HJ-S2
title_full Advanced wound healing with chitosan hydrogels incorporating metabolites from whale-derived Lactiplantibacillus plantarum HJ-S2
title_fullStr Advanced wound healing with chitosan hydrogels incorporating metabolites from whale-derived Lactiplantibacillus plantarum HJ-S2
title_full_unstemmed Advanced wound healing with chitosan hydrogels incorporating metabolites from whale-derived Lactiplantibacillus plantarum HJ-S2
title_short Advanced wound healing with chitosan hydrogels incorporating metabolites from whale-derived Lactiplantibacillus plantarum HJ-S2
title_sort advanced wound healing with chitosan hydrogels incorporating metabolites from whale derived lactiplantibacillus plantarum hj s2
topic hydrogel
Lactiplantibacillus Plantarum
probiotic metabolites
burns
diabetic
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmats.2025.1573222/full
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