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Anaerobic cocci populating the deep tissues of chronic wounds impair cellular wound healing responses in vitro

Stephens, Philip ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0840-4996, Wall, Ivan Bernard, Wilson, Melanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8834-8268, Hill, Katja E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8590-0117, Davies, Charlotte Emma, Hill, C. Michael, Harding, Keith Gordon and Thomas, David William ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7319-5820 2003. Anaerobic cocci populating the deep tissues of chronic wounds impair cellular wound healing responses in vitro. British Journal Of Dermatology 148 (3) , pp. 456-466. 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05232.x

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Anaerobic cocci are estimated to be present in the deep tissues of over 50% of chronic skin wounds. While the part they play in the chronicity of these wounds is uninvestigated, anaerobic cocci have previously been shown to be involved in other chronic inflammatory human conditions. METHODS: In this study the anaerobic microflora of the deep tissues of 18 patients with refractory chronic venous leg ulcers (mean age 80.3 years; mean duration > 24 months) was characterized using strict anaerobic culture conditions. The effect of the anaerobic organisms isolated from these tissues on extracellular matrix (ECM) proteolysis and cellular wound healing responses was studied using in vitro models. RESULTS: Anaerobic organisms were present in the deep tissues of 14 of 18 wounds and were principally Peptostreptococcus spp. The effects of three Peptostreptococcus spp. isolated from these wounds (P. magnus, P. vaginalis and P. asaccharolyticus) on cellular wound healing responses were compared with those of two pathogenic organisms also isolated from these wounds (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Citrobacter diversus). While the direct ECM proteolytic activity exhibited by the Peptostreptococcus spp. was limited, they did significantly inhibit both fibroblast and keratinocyte proliferation, but only at high concentrations. However, at lower concentrations peptostreptococcal supernatants profoundly inhibited keratinocyte wound repopulation and endothelial tubule formation. The magnitude of these effects varied between strains and they were distinct from those demonstrated by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Citrobacter diversus. CONCLUSIONS: These studies confirm the importance of anaerobic organisms in chronic wounds and demonstrate an indirect, strain-specific mechanism by which these microorganisms may play a part in mediating the chronicity of these wounds.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Dentistry
Medicine
Systems Immunity Research Institute (SIURI)
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords: anaerobic bacteria ; chronic wounds ; in vitro cellular responses
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
ISSN: 1365-2133
Last Modified: 01 Dec 2022 09:52
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/738

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