Gopal Arunnehru, Gangadaran Prakash, Rajendran Ramya Lakshmi, Oh Ji Min, Lee Ho Won, Hong Chae Moon, Kalimuthu Senthilkumar, Han Man-Hoon, Lee Jaetae, Ahn Byeong-Cheol
Department of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Republic of Korea.
BK21 FOUR KNU Convergence Educational Program of Biomedical Sciences for Creative Future Talents, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Republic of Korea.
Regen Ther. 2024 Oct 21;26:911-921. doi: 10.1016/j.reth.2024.10.005. eCollection 2024 Jun.
Recent research suggests that advanced liver fibrosis could be reversed, but the therapeutic agents needed for the prevention of liver fibrosis remain to be elucidated. The beneficial effects of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and MSC-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) on liver fibrosis have been reported. However, the large-scale production of MSC-EVs remains challenging. The present study investigated the therapeutic effects of mouse MSC-derived EV mimetics (MEVMs) in combination with curcumin (antifibrotic compound) using a mouse model of thioacetamide-induced liver fibrosis. MEVMs were prepared through the serial extrusion of MSCs. These MEVMs were similar in size and morphology to the EVs. The biodistribution study showed that fluorescently labeled MEVMs predominantly accumulated in the liver. The establishment of liver fibrosis was confirmed via increased collagen (histology), liver fibrosis score, α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), and vimentin proteins levels. Treatment with MEVMs, curcumin, or their combination decreased the amount of collagen in liver tissues, with the antifibrotic effects of MEVMs being further confirmed by the liver fibrosis score. All treatments decreased the expression of , α-SMA, and vimentin. MEVMs showed superior effects than curcumin. Thus, MSC-derived EVMs could be a potential alternative for the treatment of liver fibrosis.
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