ReviewFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2020
Therapeutic Potential of Extracellular Vesicles in Degenerative Diseases of the Intervertebral Disc.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.
- Extracellular Vesicles as an Emerging Treatment Option for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: Therapeutic Potential, Translational Pathways, and Regulatory Considerations.Advanced healthcare materials · 2022Pooled it
- MSC-EVs in Cartilage Regeneration and Immunomodulation: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Prospects for Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Intervertebral Disc Degeneration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- The notochord: development, disease and stem cell-based modelling.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
- Beyond miRNA Cargo Profiles: Anti-Inflammatory Roles of Extracellular Vesicle-Enriched miRNAs Derived From Human Intervertebral Disc Cells Unveiled by Functional Testing.Journal of extracellular biology · 2026Article
- TSG-6 Activated MSC-derived Extracellular Vesicles Present Altered micro-RNA Contents and Ameliorate the Inflammatory Phenotype of Macrophages in Vitro.Inflammation · 2026Article
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- Regenerative Potential of Extracellular Vesicles on Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: What is the EV-idence?JOR spine · 2025Review
- Exploring extracellular vesicles as novel therapeutic agents for intervertebral disc degeneration: delivery, applications, and mechanisms.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Review
- Three-Dimensional Bioprinting for Intervertebral Disc Regeneration.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2025Review
- CRISPR-dCas9 Activation of TSG-6 in MSCs Modulates the Cargo of MSC-Derived Extracellular Vesicles and Attenuates Inflammatory Responses in Human Intervertebral Disc Cells In Vitro.Cellular and molecular bioengineering · 2025Article
- The Secretome of the Inductive Tooth Germ Exhibits Signals Required for Tooth Development.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The proteomic landscape of extracellular vesicles derived from human intervertebral disc cells.JOR spine · 2024Article
- Exosomes Derived from Rejuvenated Stem Cells Inactivate NLRP3 Inflammasome and Pyroptosis of Nucleus Pulposus Cells via the Transfer of Antioxidants.Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine · 2024Article
- Conditioned Medium of Intervertebral Disc Cells Inhibits Osteo-Genesis on Autologous Bone-Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells and Osteoblasts.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Notochordal cells: A potential therapeutic option for intervertebral disc degeneration.Cell proliferation · 2024Review
- Transcriptional profiling of human cartilage endplate cells identifies novel genes and cell clusters underlying degenerated and non-degenerated phenotypes.Arthritis research & therapy · 2024Article
- Selective cargo sorting in stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles: impact on therapeutic efficacy for intervertebral disc degeneration.Clinical and translational medicine · 2023Article
- High-Tech Methods of Cytokine Imbalance Correction in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Identification of the Hub Genes Involved in Stem Cell Treatment for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: A Conjoint Analysis of Single-Cell and Machine Learning.Stem cells international · 2023Article
- A crucial exosome-related gene pair (Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are lipid membrane particles carrying proteins, lipids, DNA, and various types of RNA that are involved in intercellular communication. EVs derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been investigated extensively in many different fields due to their crucial role as regeneration drivers, but research for their use in degenerative diseases of the intervertebral disc (IVD) has only started recently. MSC-derived EVs not only promote extracellular matrix synthesis and proliferation in IVD cells, but also reduce apoptosis and inflammation, hence having multifunctional beneficial effects that seem to be mediated by specific miRNAs (such as miR-233 and miR-21) within the EVs. Aside from MSC-derived EVs, IVD-derived EVs (e.g., stemming from notochordal cells) also have important functions in IVD health and disease. This article will summarize the current knowledge on MSC-derived and IVD-derived EVs and will highlight areas of future research, including the isolation and analysis of EV subpopulations or exposure of MSCs to cues that may enhance the therapeutic potential of released EVs.
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