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Hypoxia and HIF-1α Regulate Collagen Production in Keloids


ABSTRACT: Keloids are reactive or spontaneous fibroproliferative dermal tumors characterized by the exaggerated and uncontrolled accumulation of extracellular collagen. Current approaches to mitigate keloidogenesis are largely procedural in nature. However, a better understanding of its biological drivers may lead to novel targeted treatments for keloids. Through whole-genome expression analysis, we found that a HIF-1α transcriptional footprint is preferentially upregulated (activation score=2.024; p=1.05E-19) in keloid fibroblasts (KFs) compared to normal dermal fibroblasts (NFs). We verified that HIF-1α protein is more strongly expressed in keloid specimens compared to normal skin (p=0.035) and that hypoxia (1% O2) leads to increased collagen, especially in the extracellular compartment. Collagen levels were uniformly reduced by selective HIF-1α inhibitor CAY10585. Our results indicate that collagen secretion may be intimately linked to a hypoxic microenvironment within keloid tumors and that HIF-1α blockade could be a novel avenue of treatment for these tumors.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE145725 | GEO | 2020/02/22

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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