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ArticleInflammation2025

SIRT6 Overexpression Enhances Diabetic Foot Ulcer Healing via Nrf2 Pathway Activation.

Li Wei, Mengyang Kang, Guofeng Zhang, Yan Meng, Hao Qin

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Li WeiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Operation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 277 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Mengyang KangDepartment of Peripheral Vascular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 277 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Guofeng ZhangDepartment of Peripheral Vascular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 277 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Yan MengDepartment of Peripheral Vascular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 277 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Hao QinDepartment of Peripheral Vascular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 277 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China. qinh9284@163.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sirtuin-6 (SIRT6) has a pivotal role in a wide array of cellular biological functions and is linked to the progression of various diseases. Previous findings have identified SIRT6 as a protective modulator against numerous diabetic complications. However, whether SIRT6 exerts a protective role in diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) remains unstudied. This work established a rat model of DFU and evaluated the possible role of SIRT6 in mediating the wound healing in DFU. Marked reductions in SIRT6 levels were observed in wound samples from DFU patients and rats. Increasing SIRT6 expression in wound tissues remarkably decreased wound area, accelerated epithelialisation, increased collagen deposition and improved angiogenesis. Moreover, up-modulation of SIRT6 relieved the oxidative stress and inflammation in DFU rats. The increase of SIRT6 in cultured vascular endothelial cells restrained cell apoptosis, oxidative stress and inflammation elicited by high glucose (HG). HG-impaired migration capacity and angiogenesis of vascular endothelial cells was also recovered by increasing SIRT6 expression. Mechanism research revealed that SIRT6 overexpression reinforced the activation of the Nrf2 pathway in wound tissues of DFU rats and HG-exposed vascular endothelial cells. Pharmacological suppression of Nrf2 reversed the protective effect of SIRT6 overexpression on HG-triggered endothelial dysfunction. The findings of this work indicate that the positive role of SIRT6 in DFU wound healing is related to Nrf2 activation which contributes to the suppression of oxidative stress and inflammation and the improvement of angiogenesis in vascular endothelial cells. This study highlights the previously unaddressed role of SIRT6 in DFU wound healing, providing novel insights into its protective functions. The findings hold significant clinical value by identifying SIRT6 as a promising therapeutic target for improving DFU wound healing.

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Diabetic FootNF-E2-Related Factor 2SirtuinsWound HealingAnimalsApoptosisCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsHumansMaleOxidative StressRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionNFE2L2 protein, humanNfe2l2 protein, ratNF-E2-Related Factor 2SIRT6 protein, humansirtuin 6, ratSirtuinsAngiogenesisDiabetic foot ulcerNrf2SIRT6Vascular endothelial cells

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PMID40199836
PMCPMC12722270

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