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Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes Enhance Angiogenesis Through the Wnt4/β-Catenin Pathway

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Zhang, Bin, Wu, Xiaodan, Zhang, Xu, Sun, Yaoxiang, Yan, Yongmin, Shi, Hui, Zhu, Yanhua, Wu, Lijun, Pan, Zhaoji, Zhu, Wei, Qian, Hui, Xu, Wenrong·2015·Stem Cells Translational Medicine

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Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hucMSCs) and their exosomes have been considered as potential therapeutic tools for tissue regeneration; however, the underlying mechanisms are still not well understood. In this study, we isolated and characterized the exosomes from hucMSCs (hucMSC-Ex) and demonstrated that hucMSC-Ex promoted the proliferation, migration, and tube formation of endothelial cells in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, we demonstrated that hucMSC-Ex promoted wound healing and angiogenesis in vivo by using a rat skin burn model. We discovered that hucMSC-Ex promoted β-catenin nuclear translocation and induced the increased expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen, cyclin D3, N-cadherin, and β-catenin and the decreased expression of E-cadherin. The activation of Wnt/β-catenin is critical in the induction of angiogenesis by hucMSC-Ex, which could be reversed by β-catenin inhibitor ICG-001. Wnt4 was delivered by hucMSC-Ex, and the knockdown of Wnt4 in hucMSC-Ex abrogated β-catenin nuclear translocation in endothelial cells. The in vivo proangiogenic effects were also inhibited by interference of Wnt4 expression in hucMSC-Ex. Taken together, these results suggest that hucMSC-Ex-mediated Wnt4 induces β-catenin activation in endothelial cells and exerts proangiogenic effects, which could be an important mechanism for cutaneous wound healing. Significance: Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hucMSCs) and their exosomes have been considered as potential therapeutic tools for tissue regeneration; however, the underlying mechanisms are still not well understood. In this study, it is reported that hucMSC-Ex-mediated Wnt4 induces β-catenin activation in endothelial cells and exerts proangiogenic effects, which could be one of the important mechanisms responsible for cutaneous wound healing.

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Zhang, B., Wu, X., Zhang, X., Sun, Y., Yan, Y., Shi, H., Zhu, Y., Wu, L., Pan, Z., Zhu, W., Qian, H., & Xu, W.
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Stem Cells Translational Medicine
Published
2015-03-30
Volume
4
Issue
5
Pages
513-522
ISSN
  • 2157-6564 (ISSN-L)
  • 2157-6580
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W2131069942
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477
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12.09
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journal article
Language
en
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Zhang, B., Wu, X., Zhang, X., Sun, Y., Yan, Y., Shi, H., Zhu, Y., Wu, L., Pan, Z., Zhu, W., Qian, H., & Xu, W. (2015). Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes Enhance Angiogenesis Through the Wnt4/β-Catenin Pathway. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. https://doi.org/10.5966/sctm.2014-0267

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