ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2018
Effect of Human Corneal Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-derived Exosomes on Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing.
Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05204329 (Safety of Topical Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Secretome for Ocular Surface Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 171 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Safety of Topical Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Secretome for Ocular Surface Disease
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171 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 265 citations in OpenAlex.
- Therapeutic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes in Ocular Surface Disorders.Translational vision science & technology · 2026Pooled it
- Nerve Growth Factor Treatment and the Corneal Epithelium: Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Signaling.Journal of extracellular biology · 2026Article
- Gellan Gum Fluid Gel System for Controlled-Delivery of Cytokine-Licensed MSC-EVs to Enhance Corneal Repair in Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Article
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- Exosome-based therapies for corneal disorders: current status and future perspectives.MedScience · 2026Review
- Ammonium sulfate provides an efficient method for isolating small extracellular vesicles from human biofluids.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Morphological characteristics of corneal stromal stem cells and their age-related decline.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Regenerative Medicine Approaches to Craniofacial and Corneal Neuropathic Pain.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Therapeutic Potential of Exosomes in Ocular Surface Diseases.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Endogenous Therapeutic Agents for Acute Corneal and Ocular Surface Injuries.Translational vision science & technology · 2026Review
- Macrophage Extracellular Vesicles: Therapeutic Strategies for Corneal Fibrosis in Rare Diseases.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Clinical Applications of Extracellular Vesicles: Promises and Pitfalls.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Exosomes in ocular graft-versus-host disease: an overview.International journal of ophthalmology · 2026Review
- Bacterial extracellular vesicles and direct microbial contact drive species-specific corneal epithelial reprogramming.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- Exploring the Insights on Exosomes and their Utility in Treating Ophthalmic Disease: Delving into the Clinical Approval and Present Trials.Current drug delivery · 2026Review
- The Future of Interventional Keratoconus Management: Perspectives on Integrating Epithelium-on Oxygen-Enriched Cross-Linking into Comprehensive Care Pathways.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2026Article
- Corneal Nerve Regeneration via MSC-Derived EVs: Tissue Source and Culture Dimensionality Dictate miRNA Cargo and Therapeutic Efficacy.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Article
- Exosomes in Corneal Homeostasis and Wound Healing.Current eye research · 2025Review
- The Effects of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes on the Attenuation of Dry Eye Disease in Sjögren Syndrome Animal Model.Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine · 2025Article
- Cell Free Regenerative Extracellular Vesicle Therapy for Ocular Diseases.Current eye research · 2025Review
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Abstract
Purpose: Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have been used therapeutically to modulate inflammation and promote repair. Extracellular vesicles, including exosomes, have been identified as one of the important mediators. This study investigated the effect of human corneal MSC-derived exosomes on corneal epithelial wound healing. Methods: Corneal MSCs (cMSCs) were isolated from human cadaver corneas. The secretome was collected after 72 hours and exosomes were isolated using differential ultracentrifugation. Morphology and size of exosomes were examined by electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering. Expression of CD9, CD63, and CD81 by cMSC exosomes was evaluated by western blotting. Cellular uptake of exosomes was studied using calcein-stained exosomes. The effect of exosome on wound healing was measured in vitro using a scratch assay and in vivo after 2-mm epithelial debridement wounds in mice. Results: cMSC exosomes were morphologically round and main population ranged between 40 and 100 nm in diameter. They expressed CD9, CD63, and CD81, and did not express GM130, Calnexin, and Cytochrome-C. Stained cMSC exosomes were successfully taken up by human cMSCs, human corneal epithelial cells (HCECs), and human macrophages in vitro and by corneal epithelium in vivo. In scratch assay, after 16 hours, cMSC exosome treated HCECs had 30.1% ± 14% remaining wound area compared to 72.9% ± 8% in control (P < 0.005). In vivo, after 72 hours, cMSC exosome-treated corneas had 77.5% ± 3% corneal wound healing compared to 41.6% ± 7% in the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Human cMSC exosomes can accelerate corneal epithelial wound healing, and thus, may provide a therapeutic approach for ocular surface injuries.
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