The DOI matches its Crossref record; 17 of the 17 references it cites were found in a registry or an index.
Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles for immunomodulation and regeneration: a next generation therapeutic tool?
Abstract
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be widely isolated from various tissues including bone marrow, umbilical cord, and adipose tissue, with the potential for self-renewal and multipotent differentiation. There is compelling evidence that the therapeutic effect of MSCs mainly depends on their paracrine action. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are fundamental paracrine effectors of MSCs and play a crucial role in intercellular communication, existing in various body fluids and cell supernatants. Since MSC-derived EVs retain the function of protocells and have lower immunogenicity, they have a wide range of prospective therapeutic applications with advantages over cell therapy. We describe some characteristics of MSC-EVs, and discuss their role in immune regulation and regeneration, with emphasis on the molecular mechanism and application of MSC-EVs in the treatment of fibrosis and support tissue repair. We also highlight current challenges in the clinical application of MSC-EVs and potential ways to overcome the problem of quality heterogeneity.
Overview
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Figures
Verification
Claims the paper makes
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
In the citing paper
“Non-tumorigenic cells, such as mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) or immune cells, provide a potentially safer alternative for therapeutic applications due to their modifiability, which can enhance therapeutic efficacy while minimizing adverse effects [11].”
From Emerging role of exosomes in cancer therapy: progress and challenges (2025) · cites this paper as [11]
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
The self-check needs the paper’s full text.
Citations
Cites
Dominici, M., Le Blanc, K., Mueller, I., Slaper-Cortenbach, I., Marini, F. C., Krause, D. S., Deans, R. J., Keating, A., Prockop, D. J., & Horwitz, E. M. (2006) · Cytotherapy · doi:10.1080/14653240600855905 · Cited by 17,766
Valadi, H., Ekström, K., Bossios, A., Sjöstrand, M., Lee, J. J., & Lötvall, J. O. (2007) · Nature Cell Biology · doi:10.1038/ncb1596 · Cited by 12,834
The biology , function , and biomedical applications of exosomes
Kalluri, R., & LeBleu, V. S. (2020) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.aau6977 · Cited by 10,770
Extracellular vesicles: Exosomes, microvesicles, and friends
Raposo, G., & Stoorvogel, W. (2013) · Journal of Cell Biology · doi:10.1083/jcb.201211138 · Cited by 8,099
Johnstone, R. M., Adam, M., Hammond, J. R., Orr, L., & Turbide, C. (1987) · Journal of Biological Chemistry · doi:10.1016/s0021-9258(18)48095-7 · Cited by 2,931 · cited 1×
“Exosomes were first discovered in 1983 in sheep reticulocytes and were named “Exosomes” by Johnstone in 1987 [30].”
BackgroundRicheldi, L., Collard, H. R., & Jones, M. G. (2017) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(17)30866-8 · Cited by 2,020
Distinct fibroblast lineages determine dermal architecture in skin development and repair
Driskell, R. R., Lichtenberger, B. M., Hoste, E., Kretzschmar, K., Simons, B. D., Charalambous, M., Ferron, S. R., Herault, Y., Pavlovic, G., Ferguson-Smith, A. C., et al. (2013) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature12783 · Cited by 1,291
Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine
Han, Y., Li, X., Zhang, Y., Han, Y., Chang, F., & Ding, J. (2019) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells8080886 · Cited by 1,093
Paracrine Mechanisms of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Based Therapy: Current Status and Perspectives
Liang, X., Ding, Y., Zhang, Y., Tse, H.-F., & Lian, Q. (2014) · Cell Transplantation · doi:10.3727/096368913x667709 · Cited by 909
Self-citationViswanathan, S., Shi, Y., Galipeau, J., Krampera, M., Leblanc, K., Martin, I., Nolta, J., Phinney, D. G., & Sensebe, L. (2019) · Cytotherapy · doi:10.1016/j.jcyt.2019.08.002 · Cited by 839
Biogenesis and Function of Multivesicular Bodies
Piper, R. C., & Katzmann, D. J. (2007) · Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology · doi:10.1146/annurev.cellbio.23.090506.123319 · Cited by 771
Qin, Y., Wang, L., Gao, Z., Chen, G., & Zhang, C. (2016) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/srep21961 · Cited by 458
Delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs in tumour cell-derived microparticles
Tang, K., Zhang, Y., Zhang, H., Xu, P., Liu, J., Ma, J., Lv, M., Li, D., Katirai, F., Shen, G.-X., et al. (2012) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/ncomms2282 · Cited by 453
Self-citationVanlandingham, P. A., & Ceresa, B. P. (2009) · Journal of Biological Chemistry · doi:10.1074/jbc.m809277200 · Cited by 441
Rab5 is necessary for the biogenesis of the endolysosomal system in vivo
Zeigerer, A., Gilleron, J., Bogorad, R. L., Marsico, G., Nonaka, H., Seifert, S., Epstein-Barash, H., Kuchimanchi, S., Peng, C. G., Ruda, V. M., et al. (2012) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature11133 · Cited by 362
Takeuchi, R., Katagiri, W., Endo, S., & Kobayashi, T. (2019) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0225472 · Cited by 210
Chen, Y., Tian, Z., He, L., Liu, C., Wang, N., Rong, L., & Liu, B. (2021) · Stem Cell Research & Therapy · doi:10.1186/s13287-021-02282-0 · Cited by 106
Research works printed but not linked: 160
- Maqsood M, Kang M, Wu X, Chen J, Teng L, Qiu L. Adult mesenchymal stem cells and their exosomes: Sources, characteristics, and application in regenerative medicine. Life Sci. 2020;256:118002. · DOI
- Pittenger MF, Mackay AM, Beck SC, Jaiswal RK, Douglas R, Mosca JD, et al. Multilineage potential of adult human mesenchymal stem cells. Science. 1999;284:143–7. · DOI · Paper page
- Santamaria G, Brandi E, Vitola P, Grandi F, Ferrara G, Pischiutta F, et al. Intranasal delivery of mesenchymal stem cell secretome repairs the brain of Alzheimer’s mice. Cell Death Differ. 2021;28:203–18. · DOI
- Reagan MR, Kaplan DL. Concise review: Mesenchymal stem cell tumor-homing: detection methods in disease model systems. Stem Cells. 2011;29:920–7. · DOI
- Uccelli A, Moretta L, Pistoia V. Mesenchymal stem cells in health and disease. Nat Rev Immunol. 2008;8:726–36. · DOI
- Wiest EF, Zubair AC. Challenges of manufacturing mesenchymal stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles in regenerative medicine. Cytotherapy. 2020;22:606–12. · DOI
- Martínez-Carrasco R, Sánchez-Abarca LI, Nieto-Gómez C, Martín García E, Sánchez-Guijo F, Argüeso P, et al. Subconjunctival injection of mesenchymal stromal cells protects the cornea in an experimental model of GVHD. Ocul Surf. 2019;17:285–94. · DOI
- Levy O, Kuai R, Siren EMJ, Bhere D, Milton Y, Nissar N, et al. Shattering barriers toward clinically meaningful MSC therapies. Sci Adv. 2020;6:eaba6884. · DOI · Paper page
- Park YB, Ha CW, Lee CH, Yoon YC, Park YG. Cartilage regeneration in osteoarthritic patients by a composite of allogeneic umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells and hyaluronate hydrogel: results from a clinical trial for safety and proof-of-concept with 7 years of extended follow-up. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2017;6:613–21. · DOI
- van den Bos C, Mosca JD, Winkles J, Kerrigan L, Burgess WH, Marshak DR. Human mesenchymal stem cells respond to fibroblast growth factors. Hum Cell. 1997;10:45–50.
- Kinnaird T, Stabile E, Burnett MS, Lee CW, Barr S, Fuchs S, et al. Marrow-derived stromal cells express genes encoding a broad spectrum of arteriogenic cytokines and promote in vitro and in vivo arteriogenesis through paracrine mechanisms. Circ Res. 2004;94:678–85. · DOI · Paper page
- Asai A, Aihara E, Watson C, Mourya R, Mizuochi T, Shivakumar P, et al. Paracrine signals regulate human liver organoid maturation from induced pluripotent stem cells. Development. 2017;144:1056–64.
- Quaglia M, Dellepiane S, Guglielmetti G, Merlotti G, Castellano G, Cantaluppi V. Extracellular vesicles as mediators of cellular crosstalk between immune system and kidney graft. Front Immunol. 2020;11:74. · DOI
- Rahmani A, Saleki K, Javanmehr N, Khodaparast J, Saadat P, Nouri HR. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicle-based therapies protect against coupled degeneration of the central nervous and vascular systems in stroke. Ageing Res Rev. 2020;62:101106. · DOI
- Kourembanas S. Exosomes: vehicles of intercellular signaling, biomarkers, and vectors of cell therapy. Annu Rev Physiol. 2015;77:13–27. · DOI · Paper page
- Hosseini S, Shamekhi MA, Jahangir S, Bagheri F, Eslaminejad MB. The robust potential of mesenchymal stem cell-loaded constructs for hard tissue regeneration after cancer removal. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2019;1084:17–43. · DOI
- Castro-Manrreza ME, Montesinos JJ. Immunoregulation by mesenchymal stem cells: biological aspects and clinical applications. J Immunol Res. 2015;2015:394917. · DOI
- Li N, Hua J. Interactions between mesenchymal stem cells and the immune system. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2017;74:2345–60. · DOI · Paper page
- Jafarinia M, Alsahebfosoul F, Salehi H, Eskandari N, Ganjalikhani-Hakemi M. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles: a novel cell-free therapy. Immunol Invest. 2020;49:758–80. · DOI
- Lötvall J, Hill AF, Hochberg F, Buzás EI, Di Vizio D, Gardiner C, et al. Minimal experimental requirements for definition of extracellular vesicles and their functions: a position statement from the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles. J Extracell Vesicles. 2014;3:26913. · DOI · Paper page
- Colombo M, Raposo G, Théry C. Biogenesis, secretion, and intercellular interactions of exosomes and other extracellular vesicles. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol. 2014;30:255–89. · DOI · Paper page
- Di Vizio D, Kim J, Hager MH, Morello M, Yang W, Lafargue CJ, et al. Oncosome formation in prostate cancer: association with a region of frequent chromosomal deletion in metastatic disease. Cancer Res. 2009;69:5601–9. · DOI
- Graner MW, Alzate O, Dechkovskaia AM, Keene JD, Sampson JH, Mitchell DA, et al. Proteomic and immunologic analyses of brain tumor exosomes. FASEB J. 2009;23:1541–57. · DOI
- Pathan M, Fonseka P, Chitti SV, Kang T, Sanwlani R, Van Deun J, et al. Vesiclepedia 2019: a compendium of RNA, proteins, lipids and metabolites in extracellular vesicles. Nucleic Acids Res. 2019;47:D516–d519. · DOI
- Nguyen HP, Simpson RJ, Salamonsen LA, Greening DW. Extracellular vesicles in the intrauterine environment: challenges and potential functions. Biol Reprod. 2016;95:109. · DOI
- Jeppesen DK, Fenix AM, Franklin JL, Higginbotham JN, Zhang Q, Zimmerman LJ, et al. Reassessment of exosome composition. Cell. 2019;177:428–45. · DOI · Paper page
- Wortzel I, Dror S, Kenific CM, Lyden D. Exosome-mediated metastasis: communication from a distance. Dev Cell. 2019;49:347–60. · DOI
- Shao H, Im H, Castro CM, Breakefield X, Weissleder R, Lee H. New technologies for analysis of extracellular vesicles. Chem Rev. 2018;118:1917–50. · DOI
- van Niel G, D'Angelo G, Raposo G. Shedding light on the cell biology of extracellular vesicles. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2018;19:213–28. · DOI · Paper page
- van Niel G, Porto-Carreiro I, Simoes S, Raposo G. Exosomes: a common pathway for a specialized function. J Biochem. 2006;140:13–21. · DOI
- Costa Verdera H, Gitz-Francois JJ, Schiffelers RM, Vader P. Cellular uptake of extracellular vesicles is mediated by clathrin-independent endocytosis and macropinocytosis. J Control Rel. 2017;266:100–8. · DOI
- Rai AK, Johnson PJ. Trichomonas vaginalis extracellular vesicles are internalized by host cells using proteoglycans and caveolin-dependent endocytosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2019;116:21354–60. · DOI
- Ostrowski M, Carmo NB, Krumeich S, Fanget I, Raposo G, Savina A, et al. Rab27a and Rab27b control different steps of the exosome secretion pathway. Nat Cell Biol. 2010;12:19–30. · DOI
- Henne WM, Buchkovich NJ, Emr SD. The ESCRT pathway. Dev Cell. 2011;21:77–91. · DOI
- van Niel G, Charrin S, Simoes S, Romao M, Rochin L, Saftig P, et al. The tetraspanin CD63 regulates ESCRT-independent and -dependent endosomal sorting during melanogenesis. Dev Cell. 2011;21:708–21. · DOI · Paper page
- Verweij FJ, van Eijndhoven MA, Hopmans ES, Vendrig T, Wurdinger T, Cahir-McFarland E, et al. LMP1 association with CD63 in endosomes and secretion via exosomes limits constitutive NF-κB activation. EMBO J. 2011;30:2115–29. · DOI
- Nabhan JF, Hu R, Oh RS, Cohen SN, Lu Q. Formation and release of arrestin domain-containing protein 1-mediated microvesicles (ARMMs) at plasma membrane by recruitment of TSG101 protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2012;109:4146–51. · DOI
- Kowal J, Tkach M, Théry C. Biogenesis and secretion of exosomes. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2014;29:116–25. · DOI · Paper page
- Balaj L, Lessard R, Dai L, Cho YJ, Pomeroy SL, Breakefield XO, et al. Tumour microvesicles contain retrotransposon elements and amplified oncogene sequences. Nat Commun. 2011;2:180. · DOI
- Thakur BK, Zhang H, Becker A, Matei I, Huang Y, Costa-Silva B, et al. Double-stranded DNA in exosomes: a novel biomarker in cancer detection. Cell Res. 2014;24:766–9. · DOI
- Willms E, Cabañas C, Mäger I, Wood MJA, Vader P. Extracellular vesicle heterogeneity: subpopulations, isolation techniques, and diverse functions in cancer progression. Front Immunol. 2018;9:738. · DOI
- Skog J, Würdinger T, van Rijn S, Meijer DH, Gainche L, Sena-Esteves M, et al. Glioblastoma microvesicles transport RNA and proteins that promote tumour growth and provide diagnostic biomarkers. Nat Cell Biol. 2008;10:1470–6. · DOI · Paper page
- Ma J, Zhang Y, Tang K, Zhang H, Yin X, Li Y, et al. Reversing drug resistance of soft tumor-repopulating cells by tumor cell-derived chemotherapeutic microparticles. Cell Res. 2016;26:713–27. · DOI
- Zhou T, Yuan Z, Weng J, Pei D, Du X, He C, et al. Challenges and advances in clinical applications of mesenchymal stromal cells. J Hematol Oncol. 2021;14:24. · DOI · Paper page
- Holan V, Trosan P, Cejka C, Javorkova E, Zajicova A, Hermankova B, et al. A comparative study of the therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells and limbal epithelial stem cells for ocular surface reconstruction. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2015;4:1052–63. · DOI
- Pogozhykh O, Pogozhykh D, Neehus AL, Hoffmann A, Blasczyk R, Müller T. Molecular and cellular characteristics of human and non-human primate multipotent stromal cells from the amnion and bone marrow during long term culture. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2015;6:150. · DOI
- Yun CW, Lee SH. Potential and therapeutic efficacy of cell-based therapy using mesenchymal stem cells for acute/chronic kidney disease. Int J Mol Sci. 2019;20:1619. · DOI
- Ankrum JA, Ong JF, Karp JM. Mesenchymal stem cells: immune evasive, not immune privileged. Nat Biotechnol. 2014;32:252–60. · DOI
- Al-Khawaga S, Abdelalim EM. Potential application of mesenchymal stem cells and their exosomes in lung injury: an emerging therapeutic option for COVID-19 patients. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2020;11:437. · DOI
- Leng Z, Zhu R, Hou W, Feng Y, Yang Y, Han Q, et al. Transplantation of ACE2(-) mesenchymal stem cells improves the outcome of patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia. Aging Dis. 2020;11:216–28. · DOI
- Neuhuber B, Swanger SA, Howard L, Mackay A, Fischer I. Effects of plating density and culture time on bone marrow stromal cell characteristics. Exp Hematol. 2008;36:1176–85. · DOI
- Jeong JO, Han JW, Kim JM, Cho HJ, Park C, Lee N, et al. Malignant tumor formation after transplantation of short-term cultured bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in experimental myocardial infarction and diabetic neuropathy. Circ Res. 2011;108:1340–7. · DOI
- Karp JM, Leng Teo GS. Mesenchymal stem cell homing: the devil is in the details. Cell Stem Cell. 2009;4:206–16. · DOI · Paper page
- van Hennik PB, de Koning AE, Ploemacher RE. Seeding efficiency of primitive human hematopoietic cells in nonobese diabetic/severe combined immune deficiency mice: implications for stem cell frequency assessment. Blood. 1999;94:3055–61. · DOI
- Cui J, Wahl RL, Shen T, Fisher SJ, Recker E, Ginsburg D, et al. Bone marrow cell trafficking following intravenous administration. Br J Haematol. 1999;107:895–902. · DOI
- Meyer GP, Wollert KC, Lotz J, Steffens J, Lippolt P, Fichtner S, et al. Intracoronary bone marrow cell transfer after myocardial infarction: eighteen months' follow-up data from the randomized, controlled BOOST (BOne marrOw transfer to enhance ST-elevation infarct regeneration) trial. Circulation. 2006;113:1287–94. · DOI
- Adamo A, Dal Collo G, Bazzoni R, Krampera M. Role of mesenchymal stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles in tumour microenvironment. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer. 2019;1871:192–8. · DOI
- Ankrum J, Karp JM. Mesenchymal stem cell therapy: Two steps forward, one step back. Trends Mol Med. 2010;16:203–9. · DOI
- Zhang B, Yin Y, Lai RC, Tan SS, Choo AB, Lim SK. Mesenchymal stem cells secrete immunologically active exosomes. Stem Cells Dev. 2014;23:1233–44. · DOI
- Phinney DG, Pittenger MF. Concise review: MSC-derived exosomes for cell-free therapy. Stem Cells. 2017;35:851–8. · DOI · Paper page
- Milbank E, Dragano NRV, González-García I, Garcia MR, Rivas-Limeres V, Perdomo L, et al. Small extracellular vesicle-mediated targeting of hypothalamic AMPKα1 corrects obesity through BAT activation. Nat Metab. 2021;3:1415–31. · DOI
- Xunian Z, Kalluri R. Biology and therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes. Cancer Sci. 2020;111:3100–10. · DOI
- Zhuang WZ, Lin YH, Su LJ, Wu MS, Jeng HY, Chang HC, et al. Mesenchymal stem/stromal cell-based therapy: mechanism, systemic safety and biodistribution for precision clinical applications. J Biomed Sci. 2021;28:28. · DOI
- Watanabe Y, Tsuchiya A, Terai S. The development of mesenchymal stem cell therapy in the present, and the perspective of cell-free therapy in the future. Clin Mol Hepatol. 2021;27:70–80. · DOI
- Herrmann IK, Wood MJA, Fuhrmann G. Extracellular vesicles as a next-generation drug delivery platform. Nat Nanotechnol. 2021;16:748–59. · DOI · Paper page
- Racchetti G, Meldolesi J. Extracellular vesicles of mesenchymal stem cells: therapeutic properties discovered with extraordinary success. Biomedicines. 2021;9:667. · DOI
- Qiu G, Zheng G, Ge M, Wang J, Huang R, Shu Q, et al. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles affect disease outcomes via transfer of microRNAs. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2018;9:320. · DOI
- Varderidou-Minasian S, Lorenowicz MJ. Mesenchymal stromal/stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles in tissue repair: challenges and opportunities. Theranostics. 2020;10:5979–97. · DOI
- Wu H, Zhou X, Wang X, Cheng W, Hu X, Wang Y, et al. miR-34a in extracellular vesicles from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells reduces rheumatoid arthritis inflammation via the cyclin I/ATM/ATR/p53 axis. J Cell Mol Med. 2021;25:1896–910. · DOI
- Nojehdehi S, Soudi S, Hesampour A, Rasouli S, Soleimani M, Hashemi SM. Immunomodulatory effects of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes on experimental type-1 autoimmune diabetes. J Cell Biochem. 2018;119:9433–43. · DOI
- Shen Z, Huang W, Liu J, Tian J, Wang S, Rui K. Effects of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes on autoimmune diseases. Front Immunol. 2021;12:749192. · DOI
- Burr DB, Gallant MA. Bone remodelling in osteoarthritis. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2012;8:665–73. · DOI
- Vonk LA, van Dooremalen SFJ, Liv N, Klumperman J, Coffer PJ, Saris DBF, et al. Mesenchymal stromal/stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles promote human cartilage regeneration in vitro. Theranostics. 2018;8:906–20. · DOI
- Li S, Stöckl S, Lukas C, Götz J, Herrmann M, Federlin M, et al. hBMSC-derived extracellular vesicles attenuate IL-1β-induced catabolic effects on OA-chondrocytes by regulating pro-inflammatory signaling pathways. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2020;8:603598. · DOI
- Cosenza S, Ruiz M, Toupet K, Jorgensen C, Noël D. Mesenchymal stem cells derived exosomes and microparticles protect cartilage and bone from degradation in osteoarthritis. Sci Rep. 2017;7:16214. · DOI
- Ruiz M, Toupet K, Maumus M, Rozier P, Jorgensen C, Noël D. TGFBI secreted by mesenchymal stromal cells ameliorates osteoarthritis and is detected in extracellular vesicles. Biomaterials. 2020;226:119544. · DOI
- Zhang J, Rong Y, Luo C, Cui W. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes prevent osteoarthritis by regulating synovial macrophage polarization. Aging. 2020;12:25138–52. · DOI
- Woo CH, Kim HK, Jung GY, Jung YJ, Lee KS, Yun YE, et al. Small extracellular vesicles from human adipose-derived stem cells attenuate cartilage degeneration. J Extracell Vesicles. 2020;9:1735249. · DOI
- Tao SC, Yuan T, Zhang YL, Yin WJ, Guo SC, Zhang CQ. Exosomes derived from miR-140-5p-overexpressing human synovial mesenchymal stem cells enhance cartilage tissue regeneration and prevent osteoarthritis of the knee in a rat model. Theranostics. 2017;7:180–95. · DOI
- Wang Z, Yan K, Ge G, Zhang D, Bai J, Guo X, et al. Exosomes derived from miR-155-5p-overexpressing synovial mesenchymal stem cells prevent osteoarthritis via enhancing proliferation and migration, attenuating apoptosis, and modulating extracellular matrix secretion in chondrocytes. Cell Biol Toxicol. 2021;37:85–96. · DOI
- Wang K, Li F, Yuan Y, Shan L, Cui Y, Qu J, et al. Synovial mesenchymal stem cell-derived EV-packaged miR-31 downregulates Histone Demethylase KDM2A to prevent knee osteoarthritis. Mol Ther Nucleic Acids. 2020;22:1078–91. · DOI
- Rong Y, Zhang J, Jiang D, Ji C, Liu W, Wang J, et al. Hypoxic pretreatment of small extracellular vesicles mediates cartilage repair in osteoarthritis by delivering miR-216a-5p. Acta Biomater. 2021;122:325–42. · DOI
- Wu J, Kuang L, Chen C, Yang J, Zeng WN, Li T, et al. miR-100-5p-abundant exosomes derived from infrapatellar fat pad MSCs protect articular cartilage and ameliorate gait abnormalities via inhibition of mTOR in osteoarthritis. Biomaterials. 2019;206:87–100. · DOI
- Yan L, Liu G, Wu X. The umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomal lncRNA H19 improves osteochondral activity through miR-29b-3p/FoxO3 axis. Clin Transl Med. 2021;11:e255.
- McDonald JW, Sadowsky C. Spinal-cord injury. Lancet. 2002;359:417–25. · DOI
- Huang JH, Yin XM, Xu Y, Xu CC, Lin X, Ye FB, et al. Systemic administration of exosomes released from mesenchymal stromal cells attenuates apoptosis, inflammation, and promotes angiogenesis after spinal cord injury in rats. J Neurotrauma. 2017;34:3388–96. · DOI
- Lu Y, Zhou Y, Zhang R, Wen L, Wu K, Li Y, et al. Bone mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles promote recovery following spinal cord injury via improvement of the integrity of the blood-spinal cord barrier. Front Neurosci. 2019;13:209. · DOI
- Zhou Y, Wen LL, Li YF, Wu KM, Duan RR, Yao YB, et al. Exosomes derived from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells protect the injured spinal cord by inhibiting pericyte pyroptosis. Neural Regen Res. 2022;17:194–202. · DOI
- Han T, Song P, Wu Z, Xiang X, Liu Y, Wang Y, et al. MSC secreted extracellular vesicles carrying TGF-beta upregulate Smad 6 expression and promote the regrowth of neurons in spinal cord injured rats. Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2021;18:1078–96. · DOI
- Nakazaki M, Morita T, Lankford KL, Askenase PW, Kocsis JD. Small extracellular vesicles released by infused mesenchymal stromal cells target M2 macrophages and promote TGF-β upregulation, microvascular stabilization, and functional recovery in a rodent model of severe spinal cord injury. J Extracell Vesicles. 2021;10:e12137. · DOI
- Zhou W, Silva M, Feng C, Zhao S, Liu L, Li S, et al. Exosomes derived from human placental mesenchymal stem cells enhanced the recovery of spinal cord injury by activating endogenous neurogenesis. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2021;12:174. · DOI
- Jia X, Huang G, Wang S, Long M, Tang X, Feng D, et al. Extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stem cells containing microRNA-381 protect against spinal cord injury in a rat model via the BRD4/WNT5A axis. Bone Jt Res. 2021;10:328–39. · DOI
- Li D, Zhang P, Yao X, Li H, Shen H, Li X, et al. Exosomes derived from miR-133b-modified mesenchymal stem cells promote recovery after spinal cord injury. Front Neurosci. 2018;12:845. · DOI
- Xin H, Liu Z, Buller B, Li Y, Golembieski W, Gan X, et al. MiR-17-92 enriched exosomes derived from multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells enhance axon-myelin remodeling and motor electrophysiological recovery after stroke. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2021;41:1131–44. · DOI
- Liu W, Rong Y, Wang J, Zhou Z, Ge X, Ji C, et al. Exosome-shuttled miR-216a-5p from hypoxic preconditioned mesenchymal stem cells repair traumatic spinal cord injury by shifting microglial M1/M2 polarization. J Neuroinflammation. 2020;17:47. · DOI
- Sheng Y, Zhou X, Wang J, Shen H, Wu S, Guo W, et al. MSC derived EV loaded with miRNA-22 inhibits the inflammatory response and nerve function recovery after spinal cord injury in rats. J Cell Mol Med. 2021;25:10268–78. · DOI
- Wang Y, Lai X, Wu D, Liu B, Wang N, Rong L. Umbilical mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes facilitate spinal cord functional recovery through the miR-199a-3p/145-5p-mediated NGF/TrkA signaling pathway in rats. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2021;12:117. · DOI
- van Zanten MC, Mistry RM, Suami H, Campbell-Lloyd A, Finkemeyer JP, Piller NB, et al. The lymphatic response to injury with soft-tissue reconstruction in high-energy open tibial fractures of the lower extremity. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017;139:483–91. · DOI
- Falanga V. Wound healing and its impairment in the diabetic foot. Lancet. 2005;366:1736–43. · DOI
- Zhou Y, Zhao B, Zhang XL, Lu YJ, Lu ST, Cheng J, et al. Combined topical and systemic administration with human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hADSC) and hADSC-derived exosomes markedly promoted cutaneous wound healing and regeneration. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2021;12:257. · DOI
- Jiang T, Wang Z, Sun J. Human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes stimulate cutaneous wound healing mediates through TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2020;11:198. · DOI
- Wang X, Jiao Y, Pan Y, Zhang L, Gong H, Qi Y, et al. Fetal dermal mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes accelerate cutaneous wound healing by activating notch signaling. Stem Cells Int. 2019;2019:2402916.
- He X, Dong Z, Cao Y, Wang H, Liu S, Liao L, et al. MSC-derived exosome promotes M2 polarization and enhances cutaneous wound healing. Stem Cells Int. 2019;2019:7132708.
- Wu D, Kang L, Tian J, Wu Y, Liu J, Li Z, et al. Exosomes derived from bone mesenchymal stem cells with the stimulation of Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles and static magnetic field enhance wound healing through upregulated miR-21-5p. Int J Nanomed. 2020;15:7979–93. · DOI
- Cheng S, Xi Z, Chen G, Liu K, Ma R, Zhou C. Extracellular vesicle-carried microRNA-27b derived from mesenchymal stem cells accelerates cutaneous wound healing via E3 ubiquitin ligase ITCH. J Cell Mol Med. 2020;24:11254–71. · DOI
- Fang S, Xu C, Zhang Y, Xue C, Yang C, Bi H, et al. Umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomal MicroRNAs suppress myofibroblast differentiation by inhibiting the transforming growth Factor-β/SMAD2 pathway during wound healing. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2016;5:1425–39. · DOI
- Cao G, Chen B, Zhang X, Chen H. Human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomal microRNA-19b promotes the healing of skin wounds through modulation of the CCL1/TGF-β signaling axis. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2020;13:957–71. · DOI
- Li Y, Zhang J, Shi J, Liu K, Wang X, Jia Y, et al. Exosomes derived from human adipose mesenchymal stem cells attenuate hypertrophic scar fibrosis by miR-192-5p/IL-17RA/Smad axis. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2021;12:221. · DOI
- Lu Y, Wen H, Huang J, Liao P, Liao H, Tu J, et al. Extracellular vesicle-enclosed miR-486-5p mediates wound healing with adipose-derived stem cells by promoting angiogenesis. J Cell Mol Med. 2020;24:9590–604. · DOI
- Gao S, Chen T, Hao Y, Zhang F, Tang X, Wang D, et al. Exosomal miR-135a derived from human amnion mesenchymal stem cells promotes cutaneous wound healing in rats and fibroblast migration by directly inhibiting LATS2 expression. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2020;11:56. · DOI
- Hernandez-Gea V, Friedman SL. Pathogenesis of liver fibrosis. Annu Rev Pathol. 2011;6:425–56. · DOI · Paper page
- Rong X, Liu J, Yao X, Jiang T, Wang Y, Xie F. Human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomes alleviate liver fibrosis through the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2019;10:98. · DOI
- Ohara M, Ohnishi S, Hosono H, Yamamoto K, Yuyama K, Nakamura H, et al. Extracellular vesicles from amnion-derived mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate hepatic inflammation and fibrosis in rats. Stem Cells Int. 2018;2018:3212643. · DOI
- Qu Y, Zhang Q, Cai X, Li F, Ma Z, Xu M, et al. Exosomes derived from miR-181-5p-modified adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells prevent liver fibrosis via autophagy activation. J Cell Mol Med. 2017;21:2491–502. · DOI
- Lou G, Yang Y, Liu F, Ye B, Chen Z, Zheng M, et al. MiR-122 modification enhances the therapeutic efficacy of adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells against liver fibrosis. J Cell Mol Med. 2017;21:2963–73. · DOI
- Kim J, Lee C, Shin Y, Wang S, Han J, Kim M, et al. sEVs from tonsil-derived mesenchymal stromal cells alleviate activation of hepatic stellate cells and liver fibrosis through miR-486-5p. Mol Ther. 2021;29:1471–86. · DOI
- Romagnani P, Remuzzi G, Glassock R, Levin A, Jager KJ, Tonelli M, et al. Chronic kidney disease. Nat Rev Dis Prim. 2017;3:17088. · DOI
- Ji C, Zhang J, Zhu Y, Shi H, Yin S, Sun F, et al. Exosomes derived from hucMSC attenuate renal fibrosis through CK1δ/β-TRCP-mediated YAP degradation. Cell Death Dis. 2020;11:327. · DOI
- Liu B, Hu D, Zhou Y, Yu Y, Shen L, Long C, et al. Exosomes released by human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells protect against renal interstitial fibrosis through ROS-mediated P38MAPK/ERK signaling pathway. Am J Transl Res. 2020;12:4998–5014.
- Shi Z, Wang Q, Zhang Y, Jiang D. Extracellular vesicles produced by bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells attenuate renal fibrosis, in part by inhibiting the RhoA/ROCK pathway, in a UUO rat model. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2020;11:253. · DOI
- Hu X, Shen N, Liu A, Wang W, Zhang L, Sui Z, et al. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomal miR-34c-5p ameliorates RIF by inhibitingthe core fucosylation of multiple proteins. Mol Ther. 2021;30:763–81. · DOI
- Jin J, Wang Y, Zhao L, Zou W, Tan M, He Q. Exosomal miRNA-215-5p derived from adipose-derived stem cells attenuates epithelial-mesenchymal transition of podocytes by inhibiting ZEB2. Biomed Res Int. 2020;2020:2685305.
- Jin J, Shi Y, Gong J, Zhao L, Li Y, He Q, et al. Exosome secreted from adipose-derived stem cells attenuates diabetic nephropathy by promoting autophagy flux and inhibiting apoptosis in podocyte. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2019;10:95. · DOI
- Zhong L, Liao G, Wang X, Li L, Zhang J, Chen Y, et al. Mesenchymal stem cells-microvesicle-miR-451a ameliorate early diabetic kidney injury by negative regulation of P15 and P19. Exp Biol Med. 2018;243:1233–42. · DOI
- Ebrahim N, Ahmed IA, Hussien NI, Dessouky AA, Farid AS, Elshazly AM, et al. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes ameliorated diabetic nephropathy by autophagy induction through the mTOR signaling pathway. Cells. 2018;7:226. · DOI
- Grange C, Tritta S, Tapparo M, Cedrino M, Tetta C, Camussi G, et al. Stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles inhibit and revert fibrosis progression in a mouse model of diabetic nephropathy. Sci Rep. 2019;9:4468. · DOI
- Spagnolo P, Distler O, Ryerson CJ, Tzouvelekis A, Lee JS, Bonella F, et al. Mechanisms of progressive fibrosis in connective tissue disease (CTD)-associated interstitial lung diseases (ILDs). Ann Rheum Dis. 2021;80:143–50. · DOI
- Shenderov K, Collins SL, Powell JD, Horton MR. Immune dysregulation as a driver of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. J Clin Invest. 2021;131:e143226. · DOI
- Willis GR, Fernandez-Gonzalez A, Anastas J, Vitali SH, Liu X, Ericsson M, et al. Mesenchymal stromal cell exosomes ameliorate experimental bronchopulmonary dysplasia and restore lung function through macrophage immunomodulation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018;197:104–16. · DOI
- Mansouri N, Willis GR, Fernandez-Gonzalez A, Reis M, Nassiri S, Mitsialis SA, et al. Mesenchymal stromal cell exosomes prevent and revert experimental pulmonary fibrosis through modulation of monocyte phenotypes. JCI Insight. 2019;4:e128060. · DOI
- Zhang Z, Ge L, Zhang S, Wang J, Jiang W, Xin Q, et al. The protective effects of MSC-EXO against pulmonary hypertension through regulating Wnt5a/BMP signalling pathway. J Cell Mol Med. 2020;24:13938–48. · DOI
- Chaubey S, Thueson S, Ponnalagu D, Alam MA, Gheorghe CP, Aghai Z, et al. Early gestational mesenchymal stem cell secretome attenuates experimental bronchopulmonary dysplasia in part via exosome-associated factor TSG-6. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2018;9:173. · DOI
- Wan X, Chen S, Fang Y, Zuo W, Cui J, Xie S. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles suppress the fibroblast proliferation by downregulating FZD6 expression in fibroblasts via micrRNA-29b-3p in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. J Cell Physiol. 2020;235:8613–25. · DOI
- Zhou J, Lin Y, Kang X, Liu Z, Zhang W, Xu F. microRNA-186 in extracellular vesicles from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells alleviates idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis via interaction with SOX4 and DKK1. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2021;12:96. · DOI
- Lei X, He N, Zhu L, Zhou M, Zhang K, Wang C, et al. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles attenuate radiation-induced lung injury via miRNA-214-3p. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2021;35:849–62. · DOI
- Sun L, Zhu M, Feng W, Lin Y, Yin J, Jin J, et al. Exosomal miRNA Let-7 from menstrual blood-derived endometrial stem cells alleviates pulmonary fibrosis through regulating mitochondrial DNA damage. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2019;2019:4506303.
- Xiao K, He W, Guan W, Hou F, Yan P, Xu J, et al. Mesenchymal stem cells reverse EMT process through blocking the activation of NF-κB and Hedgehog pathways in LPS-induced acute lung injury. Cell Death Dis. 2020;11:863. · DOI
- Yin JQ, Zhu J, Ankrum JA. Manufacturing of primed mesenchymal stromal cells for therapy. Nat Biomed Eng. 2019;3:90–104. · DOI
- Witwer KW, Van Balkom BWM, Bruno S, Choo A, Dominici M, Gimona M, et al. Defining mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)-derived small extracellular vesicles for therapeutic applications. J Extracell Vesicles. 2019;8:1609206. · DOI
- Xu H, Wang Z, Liu L, Zhang B, Li B. Exosomes derived from adipose tissue, bone marrow, and umbilical cord blood for cardioprotection after myocardial infarction. J Cell Biochem. 2020;121:2089–102. · DOI
- Doeppner TR, Herz J, Görgens A, Schlechter J, Ludwig AK, Radtke S, et al. Extracellular Vesicles improve post-stroke neuroregeneration and prevent postischemic immunosuppression. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2015;4:1131–43. · DOI
- Chen KH, Chen CH, Wallace CG, Yuen CM, Kao GS, Chen YL, et al. Intravenous administration of xenogenic adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSC) and ADMSC-derived exosomes markedly reduced brain infarct volume and preserved neurological function in rat after acute ischemic stroke. Oncotarget. 2016;7:74537–56. · DOI
- Wang K, Jiang Z, Webster KA, Chen J, Hu H, Zhou Y, et al. Enhanced cardioprotection by human endometrium mesenchymal stem cells driven by exosomal MicroRNA-21. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2017;6:209–22. · DOI
- Chen S, Tang Y, Liu Y, Zhang P, Lv L, Zhang X, et al. Exosomes derived from miR-375-overexpressing human adipose mesenchymal stem cells promote bone regeneration. Cell Prolif. 2019;52:e12669. · DOI · Paper page
- Narayanan R, Huang CC, Ravindran S. Hijacking the cellular mail: exosome mediated differentiation of mesenchymal. Stem Cells Stem Cells Int. 2016;2016:3808674. · DOI
- Wang J, Huang R, Xu Q, Zheng G, Qiu G, Ge M, et al. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles alleviate acute lung injury via transfer of miR-27a-3p. Crit Care Med. 2020;48:e599–e610. · DOI
- Li R, Zhao K, Ruan Q, Meng C, Yin F. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomal microRNA-124-3p attenuates neurological damage in spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury by downregulating Ern1 and promoting M2 macrophage polarization. Arthritis Res Ther. 2020;22:75. · DOI
- Liu W, Yu M, Xie D, Wang L, Ye C, Zhu Q, et al. Melatonin-stimulated MSC-derived exosomes improve diabetic wound healing through regulating macrophage M1 and M2 polarization by targeting the PTEN/AKT pathway. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2020;11:259. · DOI
- Lian Q, Lye E, Suan Yeo K, Khia Way Tan E, Salto-Tellez M, Liu TM, et al. Derivation of clinically compliant MSCs from CD105+, CD24- differentiated human ESCs. Stem Cells. 2007;25:425–36. · DOI
- Lian Q, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Zhang HK, Wu X, Zhang Y, et al. Functional mesenchymal stem cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells attenuate limb ischemia in mice. Circulation. 2010;121:1113–23. · DOI
- Zhang Y, Liang X, Liao S, Wang W, Wang J, Li X, et al. Potent paracrine effects of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stem cells attenuate doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy. Sci Rep. 2015;5:11235. · DOI
- Li X, Zhang Y, Yeung SC, Liang Y, Liang X, Ding Y, et al. Mitochondrial transfer of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stem cells to airway epithelial cells attenuates cigarette smoke-induced damage. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2014;51:455–65. · DOI
- Sze SK, de Kleijn DP, Lai RC, Khia Way Tan E, Zhao H, Yeo KS, et al. Elucidating the secretion proteome of human embryonic stem cell-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Mol Cell Proteom. 2007;6:1680–9. · DOI
- Mendt M, Daher M, Basar R, Shanley M, Kumar B, Wei Inng FL, et al. Metabolic reprogramming of GMP grade cord tissue derived mesenchymal stem cells enhances their suppressive potential in GVHD. Front Immunol. 2021;12:631353. · DOI
- Wang L, Gu Z, Zhao X, Yang N, Wang F, Deng A, et al. Extracellular vesicles released from human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells prevent life-threatening acute graft-versus-host disease in a mouse model of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Stem Cells Dev. 2016;25:1874–83. · DOI
- Dal Collo G, Adamo A, Gatti A, Tamellini E, Bazzoni R, Takam Kamga P, et al. Functional dosing of mesenchymal stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles for the prevention of acute graft-versus-host-disease. Stem Cells. 2020;38:698–711. · DOI
- Fujii S, Miura Y, Fujishiro A, Shindo T, Shimazu Y, Hirai H, et al. Graft-versus-host disease amelioration by human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal/stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles is associated with peripheral preservation of naive T cell populations. Stem Cells. 2018;36:434–45. · DOI
- Lai P, Chen X, Guo L, Wang Y, Liu X, Liu Y, et al. A potent immunomodulatory role of exosomes derived from mesenchymal stromal cells in preventing cGVHD. J Hematol Oncol. 2018;11:135. · DOI
- Norooznezhad AH, Yarani R, Payandeh M, Hoseinkhani Z, Kiani S, Taghizadeh E, et al. Human placental mesenchymal stromal cell-derived exosome-enriched extracellular vesicles for chronic cutaneous graft-versus-host disease: A case report. J Cell Mol Med. 2022;26:588–92. · DOI
- Feng K, Xie X, Yuan J, Gong L, Zhu Z, Zhang J, et al. Reversing the surface charge of MSC-derived small extracellular vesicles by εPL-PEG-DSPE for enhanced osteoarthritis treatment. J Extracell Vesicles. 2021;10:e12160. · DOI
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Emerging role of exosomes in cancer therapy: progress and challenges
Li, J., Wang, J., & Chen, Z. (2025) · Molecular Cancer · doi:10.1186/s12943-024-02215-4 · Cited by 297
Neural Stem Cell‐Derived Extracellular Vesicles for Advanced Neural Repair
Moretti, E. H., Lin, A. L. Y., Peruzzotti‐Jametti, L., Pluchino, S., & Mozafari, S. (2025) · Journal of Neurochemistry · doi:10.1111/jnc.70170 · Cited by 16
Metadata
- Authors
- Kou, M., Huang, L., Yang, J., Chiang, Z., Chen, S., Liu, J., Guo, L., Zhang, X., Zhou, X., Xu, X., Yan, X., Wang, Y., Zhang, J., Xu, A., Tse, H.-F., & Lian, Q.
- Venue
- Cell Death & Disease
- Published
- 2022-07-04
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 7
- ISSN
- 2041-4889
- PMC
- PMC9252569
- Cited by
- 640
- References
- 17
- Language
- en
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (31970910)
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
