Abstract
The heat shock proteins (HSPs), originally identified as heat-inducible gene products, are a highly conserved family of proteins that respond to a wide variety of stress. Although HSPs are among the most abundant intracellular proteins, they are expressed at low levels under normal physiological conditions, and show marked induction in response to various stressors. HSPs function primarily as molecular chaperones, facilitating the folding of other cellular proteins, preventing protein aggregation, or targeting improperly folded proteins to specific pathways for degradation. By modulating inflammation, wound debris clearance, cell proliferation, migration and collagen synthesis, HSPs are essential for normal wound healing of the skin. In this review, our goal is to discuss the role and clinical implications of HSP with respect to skin wound healing and diabetes. The numerous defects in the function of HSPs associated with diabetes could contribute to the commonly observed complications and delayed wound healing in diabetics. Several physical, pharmacological and genetic approaches may be considered to address HSP-directed therapies both in the laboratory and in the clinics.
Keywords: Heat shock proteins, wound healing, tissue protection, diabetes
Current Protein & Peptide Science
Title: Heat Shock Proteins in Diabetes and Wound Healing
Volume: 10 Issue: 1
Author(s): Mustafa Atalay, Niku Oksala, Jani Lappalainen, David E. Laaksonen, Chandan K. Sen and Sashwati Roy
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Keywords: Heat shock proteins, wound healing, tissue protection, diabetes
Abstract: The heat shock proteins (HSPs), originally identified as heat-inducible gene products, are a highly conserved family of proteins that respond to a wide variety of stress. Although HSPs are among the most abundant intracellular proteins, they are expressed at low levels under normal physiological conditions, and show marked induction in response to various stressors. HSPs function primarily as molecular chaperones, facilitating the folding of other cellular proteins, preventing protein aggregation, or targeting improperly folded proteins to specific pathways for degradation. By modulating inflammation, wound debris clearance, cell proliferation, migration and collagen synthesis, HSPs are essential for normal wound healing of the skin. In this review, our goal is to discuss the role and clinical implications of HSP with respect to skin wound healing and diabetes. The numerous defects in the function of HSPs associated with diabetes could contribute to the commonly observed complications and delayed wound healing in diabetics. Several physical, pharmacological and genetic approaches may be considered to address HSP-directed therapies both in the laboratory and in the clinics.
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Atalay Mustafa, Oksala Niku, Lappalainen Jani, Laaksonen E. David, Sen K. Chandan and Roy Sashwati, Heat Shock Proteins in Diabetes and Wound Healing, Current Protein & Peptide Science 2009; 10 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920309787315202
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920309787315202 |
Print ISSN 1389-2037 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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