Endothelial cell‑derived CCL15 mediates the transmigration of fibrocytes through the CCL15‑CCR1 axis in vitro

Pang,Nan; Lin,Zhixiao; Wang,Xiaolin; Xu,Lirong; Xu,Xiaoli; Huang,Rong; Li,Xingxing; Li,Xueyong; Li,Jinqing

doi:10.3892/mmr.2020.11610

Endothelial cell‑derived CCL15 mediates the transmigration of fibrocytes through the CCL15‑CCR1 axis in vitro

Authors:
- Nan Pang
- Zhixiao Lin
- Xiaolin Wang
- Lirong Xu
- Xiaoli Xu
- Rong Huang
- Xingxing Li
- Xueyong Li
- Jinqing Li
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Affiliations: Department of Plastic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, P.R. China, Department of Prosthodontics, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, P.R. China
Published online on: October 19, 2020 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2020.11610
Pages: 5339-5347
Copyright: © Pang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Wound healing is a complex physiological process in which fibrocytes serve a vital role. However, the mechanism underlying the recruitment of fibrocytes during wound healing remains largely unknown. The present study aimed to investigate whether endothelial cells are involved in the recruitment of fibrocytes in wound healing. To mimic the in vivo angiogenic process, a co‑culture system consisting of endothelial cells and fibrocytes was achieved using a permeable Transwell co‑culture system. The expression of chemokines produced by endothelial cells with or without co‑culture was then measured using a gene chip. Based on the dataset from chip analysis, chemokine ligand 15 (CCL15) produced by endothelial cells was identified, which likely serves a regulatory role in mediating the transmigration of fibrocytes. Overexpression of CCL15 in endothelial cells or chemokine receptor 1 (CCR1) in fibrocytes promoted the transmigration of fibrocytes, whilst silencing the expression of CCL15 in endothelial cells or that of CCR1 in fibrocytes attenuated the transmigration of fibrocytes. Results from the present study suggested that the CCL15‑CCR1 axis between endothelial cells and fibrocytes serves a vital role in mediating the recruitment of fibrocytes during wound healing.

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