| First Author | Stoppa I | Year | 2022 |
| Journal | Int J Mol Sci | Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 13 | PubMed ID | 35806368 |
| Mgi Jnum | J:337610 | Mgi Id | MGI:7313312 |
| Doi | 10.3390/ijms23137363 | Citation | Stoppa I, et al. (2022) ICOSL Stimulation by ICOS-Fc Accelerates Cutaneous Wound Healing In Vivo. Int J Mol Sci 23(13) |
| abstractText | BACKGROUND: ICOS and its ligand ICOSL are immune receptors whose interaction triggers bidirectional signals that modulate the immune response and tissue repair. AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the in vivo effects of ICOSL triggering by ICOS-Fc, a recombinant soluble form of ICOS, on skin wound healing. METHODS: The effect of human ICOS-Fc on wound healing was assessed, in vitro, and, in vivo, by skin wound healing assay using ICOS(-/-) and ICOSL(-/-) knockout (KO) mice and NOD-SCID-IL2R null (NSG) mice. RESULTS: We show that, in wild type mice, treatment with ICOS-Fc improves wound healing, promotes angiogenesis, preceded by upregulation of IL-6 and VEGF expression; increases the number of fibroblasts and T cells, whereas it reduces that of neutrophils; and increases the number of M2 vs. M1 macrophages. Fittingly, ICOS-Fc enhanced M2 macrophage migration, while it hampered that of M1 macrophages. ICOS(-/-) and ICOSL(-/-) KO, and NSG mice showed delayed wound healing, and treatment with ICOS-Fc improved wound closure in ICOS(-/-) and NSG mice. CONCLUSION: These data show that the ICOS/ICOSL network cooperates in tissue repair, and that triggering of ICOSL by ICOS-Fc improves cutaneous wound healing by increasing angiogenesis and recruitment of reparative macrophages. |
