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Advances in mesenchymal stem cell exosomes: a review

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Tang, Yaya, Zhou, Yan, Li, Hong-Jun·2021·Stem Cell Research & Therapy

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Stem cells can be used for regenerative medicine and as treatments for disease. The application of tissue engineering-related transplantation, stem cells, and local changes in the microenvironment is expected to solve major medical problems. Currently, most studies focus on tissue repair and regeneration, and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are among the most common research topics. MSCs are applicable as seed cells, and they represent one of the current hot topics in regenerative medicine research. However, due to storage limitations and because cell senescence occurs during in vitro expansion, their clinical application is challenging. Exosomes, which are secreted by MSCs through paracrine signalling, not only have the same effects as MSCs, but they also have the advantages of targeted delivery, low immunogenicity, and high repairability. This article reviews the acquisition methods, characteristics, biological functions, and clinical applications of exosomes.

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  • EVs can be obtained from MSCs using various methods, including ultracentrifugation, which provides a substantial amount of EVs with consistent purity and reproducibility.

    “EVs can be obtained from MSCs using various methods, including ultracentrifugation, which provides a substantial amount of EVs with consistent purity and reproducibility, allowing for reliable in vitro and in vivo studies [30,36,45,46,47,48].”

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    The Exosome isolation methods section describes several methods and says a double-ultracentrifugation protocol with 30% sucrose has high yield and slightly lower contamination. It does not establish consistent purity or reproducibility for ultracentrifugation; the Differential centrifugation subsection says a three-time protocol fails to achieve good purity. Page numbers are not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
Tang, Y., Zhou, Y., & Li, H.-J.
Affiliations
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
Corresponding author
Li, Hong-Jun
Venue
Stem Cell Research & Therapy
Published
2021-01-19
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
71-71
ISSN
1757-6512 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3124390790
Cited by
327
References
85
Citations by year
2026: 33 · 2025: 88 · 2024: 70 · 2023: 64 · 2022: 53 · 2021: 19
FWCI
5.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Stem Cell Research & Therapy (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (31700154)
  • Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Medicine and Health Technology Innovation Project (2016-I2M-3-026)
  • Major Science and Technology Special Project of Yunnan Province (2018ZF006)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Mesenchymal stem cell research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Urology › Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments
Keywords
mesenchymal stem cells, exosomes, paracrine signaling, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, cellular senescence, targeted delivery, immunogenicity
MeSH terms
Paracrine Communication, Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation, Exosomes, Mesenchymal Stem Cells

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