Zhang Lanyu, Wang Jinping, Liu Jin, Xin Juan, Tan Yuan, Zhang Donghang, Zhu Tao, Zhou Cheng
Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Research Center of Anesthesiology, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Centre of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Bioact Mater. 2025 Jul 26;53:522-539. doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2025.07.029. eCollection 2025 Nov.
Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicle (MSC-EV) has shown promise for pain relief, but its efficacy is limited. Preconditioning MSC with tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) may enhance their therapeutic potential; however, the impact on analgesia and underlying mechanisms remains unclear. Here, we investigated the analgesic effects of EV from TNF-α-preconditioned MSC (T-EV) in a chronic constriction injury (CCI) mouse model and examined the molecular mechanisms involved. Following intrathecal injection, T-EV produced greater improvements in mechanical and thermal pain thresholds than control MSC-EV (C-EV), achieving enhanced pain relief for two weeks. Whole-cell patch-clamp recordings revealed that T-EV markedly decreased both the firing rate and action potential amplitude of dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. RNA sequencing revealed that T-EV was enriched in miR-101b-3p. Silencing miR-101b-3p in T-EV abolished their enhanced analgesic effects and reversed DRG hyperexcitability. Moreover, miR-101b-3p was shown by luciferase assays to bind directly to the 3'UTR of Nav1.6, suppressing its expression. Engineered MSC-derived nanovesicle overexpressing miR-101b-3p replicated the increased pain relief observed with T-EV. These findings demonstrate that TNF-α preconditioning improves the analgesic potency of MSC-EV by delivering miR-101b-3p, which downregulates Nav1.6 and decreases DRG hyperexcitability. This study supports the therapeutic potential of miR-101b-3p-enriched vesicle as a novel strategy for treating neuropathic pain.
间充质干细胞衍生的细胞外囊泡(MSC-EV)已显示出缓解疼痛的潜力,但其疗效有限。用肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)预处理间充质干细胞可能会增强其治疗潜力;然而,对镇痛的影响及其潜在机制仍不清楚。在此,我们研究了来自TNF-α预处理的间充质干细胞(T-EV)的细胞外囊泡在慢性压迫性损伤(CCI)小鼠模型中的镇痛作用,并研究了其中涉及的分子机制。鞘内注射后,T-EV在机械性和热痛阈值方面比对照MSC-EV(C-EV)有更大改善,实现了长达两周的疼痛缓解增强。全细胞膜片钳记录显示,T-EV显著降低了背根神经节(DRG)神经元的放电频率和动作电位幅度。RNA测序显示,T-EV中富含miR-101b-3p。沉默T-EV中的miR-101b-3p消除了其增强的镇痛作用,并逆转了DRG的过度兴奋性。此外,荧光素酶测定显示miR-101b-3p直接与Nav1.6的3'UTR结合,抑制其表达。过表达miR-101b-3p的工程化间充质干细胞衍生的纳米囊泡复制了T-EV观察到的疼痛缓解增强效果。这些发现表明,TNF-α预处理通过递送miR-101b-3p提高了MSC-EV的镇痛效力,miR-101b-3p下调Nav1.6并降低DRG的过度兴奋性。本研究支持富含miR-101b-3p的囊泡作为治疗神经性疼痛的新策略的治疗潜力。
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