Combination of platelet-derived growth factor-BB and insulin-like growth factor-I is more effective than platelet-derived growth factor-BB alone in stimulating complete healing of full-thickness wounds in "older" diabetic mice.
1995
Platelet-derived growth factor and insulin-like growth factor-I have been shown to interact synergistically to enhance repair of skin wounds in normal healing swine. Platelet-derived growth factor alone has shown promise in treating human chronic ulcers. The objective of this study was to compare the wound healing effects of platelet-derived growth factor-BB alone with those of a combination of platelet-derived growth factor-BB and insulin-like growth factor-I in an improved model with the use of “older” animals with diabetes. Older diabetic (db/db) mice (>15 weeks of age) have less elevated insulin levels compared with young db/db mice. The serum insulin levels in the older animals is 1.0 to 2.5 times that of the nondiabetic animals, a similar increase to that which occurs in human patients with type II diabetes. Healing was evaluated in two studies involving a total of 104 animals. Treatment groups included the following: 4.0 µg/cm2 of platelet-derived growth factor-BB, 40.0 µg/cm2 of platelet-derived growth factor-BB, 4.0 µg/cm2 of both platelet-derived growth factor-BB and insulin-like growth factor-I or vehicle. All growth factors were applied topically in a methylcellulose vehicle to full-thickness wounds every other day for 24 days. Efficacy end points were median and mean time to complete healing and rate of wound closure. The median time to complete healing for animals receiving the platelet-derived growth factor-BB/insulin-like growth factor-I combination was 38% and 33% faster (p < 0.001) than animals receiving 4.0 µg/cm2 and 40.0 µg/cm2 of platelet-derived growth factor-BB, respectively. The mean time to complete healing for platelet-derived growth factor/insulin-like growth factor-I treated animals was 31% and 29% faster (p < 0.001) than 4.0 µg/cm2 and 40.0 µg/cm2 platelet-derived growth factor-BB treated animals, respectively. Wounds treated with 4.0 µg/cm2 platelet-derived growth factor-BB/insulin-like growth factor-I healed, on average, in 22 days compared with 31 days for 40.0 µg/cm2 platelet-derived growth factor-BB alone and 38 days for vehicle. Also, platelet-derived growth factor-BB/insulin-like growth factor-I significantly improved the rate of wound closure throughout the duration of the studies compared with either dose of platelet-derived growth factor-BB alone (p < 0.005) or vehicle (p < 0.001). In conclusion, the data show that the combination of platelet-derived growth factor-BB and insulin-like growth factor-I is more effective than platelet-derived growth factor-BB alone at the doses tested or vehicle treatment in stimulating cutaneous wound healing in older, diabetic mice.
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