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ArticleCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2020

Effect of exosomes from adipose-derived stem cells on the apoptosis of Schwann cells in peripheral nerve injury.

Cai-Yue Liu, Gang Yin, Yi-Dan Sun, Yao-Fa Lin, Zheng Xie, Arthur W English, Qing-Feng Li, Hao-Dong Lin

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Article in CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 60 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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60 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 91 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Cai-Yue LiuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8141-0380
Gang YinDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yi-Dan SunDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yao-Fa LinDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Zheng XieDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Arthur W EnglishDepartment of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Qing-Feng LiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Hao-Dong LinDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3363-7385
Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital · CNShanghai Changzheng Hospital · CNShanghai First People's Hospital · CNEmory University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsRecovery after peripheral nerve injury (PNI) is often difficult, and there is no optimal treatment. Schwann cells (SCs) are important for peripheral nerve regeneration, so SC-targeting treatments have gained importance. Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) and their exosomes can promote peripheral nerve repair, but their interactions with SCs are unclear.

methodsPurified SCs from sciatic nerve injury sites were harvested, and apoptosis and proliferation of SCs at post-PNI 24 hours were analyzed. The effects of coculture with ADSCs and different concentrations of ADSC-derived exosomes (ADSC-Exo) were studied through in vitro experiments by flow cytometry, CCK8 assay, immunofluorescence staining, and histological analysis. The expression of the apoptosis-related genes Bcl-2 and Bax was also analyzed by qRT-PCR.

resultsADSC-Exo reduced the apoptosis of SCs after PNI by upregulating the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 mRNA expression and downregulating the pro-apoptotic Bax mRNA expression. Further, it also improved the proliferation rate of SCs. This effect was confirmed by the morphological and histological findings in PNI model rats.

conclusionOur results present a novel exosome-mediated mechanism for ADSC-SC cross talk that reduces the apoptosis and promotes the proliferation of SCs and may have therapeutic potential in the future.

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ApoptosisExosomesStem CellsAdipose TissueAnimalsbcl-2-Associated X ProteinCell ProliferationCoculture TechniquesMaleNerve RegenerationPeripheral Nerve InjuriesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2RatsRats, WistarRNA, MessengerSchwann CellsBax protein, ratbcl-2-Associated X ProteinBcl2 protein, ratProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2RNA, Messengeradipose-derived stem cellsapoptosisexosomesperipheral nerve injurySchwann cells

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PMCPMC6978230
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