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The Combination of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A (VEGF-A) and Fibroblast Growth Factor 1 (FGF1) Modified mRNA Improves Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice: An Ex Vivo and In Vivo Investigation.

Sandra Tejedor, Maria Wågberg, Cláudia Correia, Karin Åvall, Mikko Hölttä, Leif Hultin, Michael Lerche, Nigel Davies, Nils Bergenhem, Arjan Snijder and 6 more

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Article in Cells, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
11.0field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sandra TejedorResearch and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, 431 50 Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-5945-817X
Maria WågbergResearch and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, 431 50 Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID 0009-0001-0750-6544
Cláudia CorreiaResearch and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, 431 50 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Karin ÅvallResearch and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, 431 50 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Mikko HölttäResearch and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, 431 50 Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-6024-3686
Leif HultinImaging and Data Analytics, Clinical and Pharmacological Safety Science, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, 431 50 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Michael LercheAdvanced Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutical Science, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, 431 50 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Nigel DaviesAdvanced Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutical Science, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, 431 50 Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-0679-3377
Nils BergenhemAlliance Management, Business Development and Licensing, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Waltham, MA 02451, USA.
Arjan SnijderDiscovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, 431 50 Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-2829-3098
Tom MarlowDiscovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, 431 50 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Pierre DönnesSystems Biology Research Center, School of Bioscience, University of Skövde, 541 28 Skövde, Sweden.
Regina Fritsche-DanielsonResearch and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, 431 50 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Jane SynnergrenSystems Biology Research Center, School of Bioscience, University of Skövde, 541 28 Skövde, Sweden.
Karin JennbackenResearch and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, 431 50 Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-1254-5158
Kenny HanssonResearch and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, 431 50 Gothenburg, Sweden.
AstraZeneca (Sweden) · SEUniversity of Skövde · SEAstraZeneca (United States) · US

Funding

AstraZeneca (Sweden) NASwedish Knowledge Foundation 20200014
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDiabetic foot ulcers (DFU) pose a significant health risk in diabetic patients, with insufficient revascularization during wound healing being the primary cause. This study aimed to assess microvessel sprouting and wound healing capabilities using vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A) and a modified fibroblast growth factor (FGF1).

methodsAn ex vivo aortic ring rodent model and an in vivo wound healing model in diabetic mice were employed to evaluate the microvessel sprouting and wound healing capabilities of VEGF-A and a modified FGF1 both as monotherapies and in combination.

resultsThe combination of VEGF-A and FGF1 demonstrated increased vascular sprouting in the ex vivo mouse aortic ring model, and topical administration of a combination of VEGF-A and FGF1 mRNAs formulated in lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) in mouse skin wounds promoted faster wound closure and increased neovascularization seven days post-surgical wound creation. RNA-sequencing analysis of skin samples at day three post-wound creation revealed a strong transcriptional response of the wound healing process, with the combined treatment showing significant enrichment of genes linked to skin growth.

conclusionf-LNPs encapsulating VEGF-A and FGF1 mRNAs present a promising approach to improving the scarring process in DFU.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetic FootAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFibroblast Growth Factor 1HumansMiceNeovascularization, PhysiologicVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AWound HealingFibroblast Growth Factor 1Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Aangiogenesisdiabetesdiabetic foot ulcerFGF1revascularizationVEGF-Awound healing

Identifiers

PMID38474378
PMCPMC10930761
OpenAlexW4392201041

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