Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic medical college, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, 266071, Qingdao, China.
Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2021 Oct 22;6(1):354. doi: 10.1038/s41392-021-00765-3.
Senescent endothelial cells (ECs) could impair the integrity of the blood vessel endothelium, leading to vascular aging and a series of diseases, such as atherosclerosis, diabetes. Preventing or mitigating EC senescence might serve as a promising therapeutic paradigm for these diseases. Recent studies showed that small extracellular vesicles (sEV) have the potential to transfer bioactive molecules into recipient cells and induce phenotypic changes. Since mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have long been postulated as an important source cell in regenerative medicine, herein we investigated the role and mechanism of MSC-derived sEV (MSC-sEV) on EC senescence. In vitro results showed that MSC-sEV reduced senescent biomarkers, decreased senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), rescued angiogenesis, migration and other dysfunctions in senescent EC induced by oxidative stress. In the In vivo natural aging and type-2 diabetes mouse wound-healing models (both of which have senescent ECs), MSC-sEV promoted wound closure and new blood vessel formation. Mechanically, miRNA microarray showed that miR-146a was highly expressed in MSC-sEV and also upregulated in EC after MSC-sEV treatment. miR-146a inhibitors abolished the stimulatory effects of MSC-sEV on senescence. Moreover, we found miR-146a could suppress Src phosphorylation and downstream targets VE-cadherin and Caveolin-1. Collectively, our data indicate that MSC-sEV mitigated endothelial cell senescence and stimulate angiogenesis through miR-146a/Src.
衰老的内皮细胞(ECs)可能会损害血管内皮的完整性,导致血管老化和一系列疾病,如动脉粥样硬化、糖尿病。预防或减轻 EC 衰老可能成为这些疾病有前途的治疗范例。最近的研究表明,小细胞外囊泡(sEV)有可能将生物活性分子转移到受体细胞中,并诱导表型变化。由于间充质干细胞(MSCs)长期以来被认为是再生医学中的重要来源细胞,因此,我们在此研究了 MSC 衍生的 sEV(MSC-sEV)对 EC 衰老的作用和机制。体外结果表明,MSC-sEV 降低了衰老生物标志物,减少了衰老相关分泌表型(SASP),挽救了氧化应激诱导的衰老 EC 的血管生成、迁移和其他功能障碍。在体内自然衰老和 2 型糖尿病小鼠伤口愈合模型中(两者均有衰老的 EC),MSC-sEV 促进了伤口闭合和新血管形成。在机制上,miRNA 微阵列显示 miR-146a 在 MSC-sEV 中高度表达,并且在 MSC-sEV 处理后 EC 中也上调。miR-146a 抑制剂消除了 MSC-sEV 对衰老的刺激作用。此外,我们发现 miR-146a 可以抑制 Src 磷酸化及其下游靶标 VE-钙粘蛋白和 Caveolin-1。总之,我们的数据表明,MSC-sEV 通过 miR-146a/Src 减轻内皮细胞衰老并刺激血管生成。
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