Microplastics (MPs) are environmental pollutants with potential health risks. This study examined the effect of MPs on wound healing in both diabetic and non-diabetic mice. MPs exposure significantly delayed wound healing, particularly in diabetic mice, with reduced epidermal thickness and impaired collagen deposition. Mechanistically, MPs suppressed cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and increased apoptosis. Transcriptomic analysis identified dysregulation of critical wound healing pathways, especially those involved in inflammation, extracellular matrix remodeling, and lipid metabolism. Notably, the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway was inhibited. In vitro experiments using human dermal fibroblasts confirmed that MPs disrupted the PI3K/AKT pathway, reducing cell proliferation and migration. Further investigation revealed that MPs suppressed N-acetyltransferase 10 (NAT10) expression, leading to reduced ac4C-dependent stabilization of Fasn mRNA, which in turn diminished lipid synthesis and further inhibited the PI3K/AKT pathway. Our findings reveal a novel interaction between MPs and diabetes in impairing wound healing and suggest the NAT10-FASN-PI3K/AKT axis as a potential therapeutic target.
基金:
National Key Research and Development Program of China [2022YFA0807000]; National Natural Science Foundation of China [82370547, 82000804]
第一作者机构:[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tongren Hosp, Beijing Diabet Inst, Dept Endocrinol,Beijing Key Lab Diabet Res & Care, Beijing 100730, Peoples R China
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Shen Feng-Jie,Cao Wei-Nan,Han Xue-Chun,et al.Microplastics impair wound healing via NAT10-mediated epigenetic dysregulation of FASN-PI3K/AKT signaling[J].NANOIMPACT.2025,39:doi:10.1016/j.impact.2025.100580.
APA:
Shen, Feng-Jie,Cao, Wei-Nan,Han, Xue-Chun,Pan, Qiu-Yue,Wang, Yuan...&Yang, Jin-Kui.(2025).Microplastics impair wound healing via NAT10-mediated epigenetic dysregulation of FASN-PI3K/AKT signaling.NANOIMPACT,39,
MLA:
Shen, Feng-Jie,et al."Microplastics impair wound healing via NAT10-mediated epigenetic dysregulation of FASN-PI3K/AKT signaling".NANOIMPACT 39.(2025)