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From the Laboratory of Cell Regulation and Carcinogenesis* and the Radiation Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland; and the Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Institute of Wound Healing, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Transforming growth factor (TGF)-ß regulates many aspects of wound repair including inflammation, chemotaxis, and deposition of extracellular matrix. We previously showed that epithelialization of incisional wounds is accelerated in mice null for Smad3, a key cytoplasmic mediator of TGF-ß signaling. Here, we investigated the effects of loss of Smad3 on healing of wounds in skin previously exposed to ionizing radiation, in which scarring fibrosis complicates healing. Cutaneous wounds made in Smad3-null mice 6 weeks after irradiation showed decreased wound widths, enhanced epithelialization, and reduced numbers of neutrophils and myofibroblasts compared to wounds in irradiated wild-type littermates. Differences in breaking strength of wild-type and Smad3-null wounds were not significant. As shown previously for neutrophils, chemotaxis of primary dermal fibroblasts to TGF-ß required Smad3, but differentiation of fibroblasts to myofibroblasts by TGF-ß was independent of Smad3. Previous irradiation-enhanced induction of connective tissue growth factor mRNA in wild-type, but not Smad3-null fibroblasts, suggested that this may contribute to the heightened scarring in irradiated wild-type skin as demonstrated by Picrosirius red staining. Overall, the data suggest that attenuation of Smad3 signaling might improve the healing of wounds in previously irradiated skin commensurate with an inhibition of fibrosis.
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