Alpha-1-antitrypsin improves anastomotic healing in intestinal epithelial cells model

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• Alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) at physiological concentrations (1 mg/ml) accelerates intestinal epithelial wound closure by 2-fold compared to controls.
• AAT treatment significantly increases expression of proliferation genes (CDKN1A, CDKN2A, WNT3, COL3A1) in intestinal epithelial cells.
• Local AAT administration shows therapeutic potential to reduce anastomotic leak risk in pediatric intestinal surgery.
• AAT decreases IL-8 levels without affecting CXCL8 mRNA, suggesting anti-inflammatory effects during wound healing.
• In vitro model demonstrates 97% wound closure at 18 hours with AAT versus 60% in controls, supporting clinical translation studies.

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