Warburg effect in keloids: A unique feature different from other types of scars

Keloid fibroblasts (KFs) undergo reprogramming of the metabolic phenotype from oxidative phosphorylation to the Warburg effect. However, more studies are needed to demonstrate whether there is a Warburg effect in KFs and to determine whether there is a similar phenomenon in other types of scars or i...

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Published in:Burns 2022-02, Vol.48 (1), p.176-183
Main Authors: Su, Zhiguo, Jiao, Hu, Fan, Jincai, Liu, Liqiang, Tian, Jia, Gan, Cheng, Yang, Zengjie, Zhang, Tiran, Chen, Yihua
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Burns - pathology
Cell Proliferation
Cells, Cultured
Cicatrix, Hypertrophic - pathology
Fibroblasts
Glycolysis
Glycometabolism
Humans
Keloid
Keloid - metabolism
Warburg effect
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Summary:Keloid fibroblasts (KFs) undergo reprogramming of the metabolic phenotype from oxidative phosphorylation to the Warburg effect. However, more studies are needed to demonstrate whether there is a Warburg effect in KFs and to determine whether there is a similar phenomenon in other types of scars or in the proliferative stage of scars. In our study, the mRNA and protein expression of key glycolytic enzymes, glucose consumption and lactate production in KFs, normal skin fibroblasts (NFs), atrophic scar fibroblasts (ASFs), proliferative stage scar fibroblasts (PSSFs), and hypertrophic scar fibroblasts (HSFs) were detected. In addition, the effects of 2-deoxy-d-glucose (2-DG, a glycolysis inhibitor) on cell proliferation in KFs and NFs were studied. We found that the mRNA and protein expression of key glycolytic enzymes in KFs were significantly upregulated compared with those in NFs. Glucose consumption and lactate production in KFs were also higher than that in NFs. However, we found no similar phenomenon in ASFs, PSSFs, or HSFs. When treated with 2mmol/l 2-DG, the cell viability of KFs decreased more than that of NFs. What's more, treatment with increasing concentrations of 2-DG could inhibit cell viability and migration of KFs in a dose-dependent manner. In conclusion, the Warburg effect in KFs is a feature different from ASFs, PSSFs, or HSFs. Keloids are essentially different from other types of scars in terms of energy metabolism. This characteristic of KFs could provide new hope for the early diagnosis and treatment of keloids.
ISSN:0305-4179
1879-1409
DOI:10.1016/j.burns.2021.03.003