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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2020

Saliva exosomes-derived UBE2O mRNA promotes angiogenesis in cutaneous wounds by targeting SMAD6.

Bobin Mi, Lang Chen, Yuan Xiong, Chenchen Yan, Hang Xue, Adriana C Panayi, Jing Liu, Liangcong Hu, Yiqiang Hu, Faqi Cao and 3 more

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Article in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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64citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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64 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Bobin MiDepartment of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Lang ChenDepartment of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Yuan XiongDepartment of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Chenchen YanDepartment of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Hang XueDepartment of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Adriana C PanayiDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Jing LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Liangcong HuDepartment of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Yiqiang HuDepartment of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Faqi CaoDepartment of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Yun SunDepartment of Neurosurgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China. 627224540@qq.com.
Wu ZhouDepartment of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China. wuzhoutjmu1986@163.com.
Guohui LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China. liuguohui@hust.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2013-1396
Union Hospital · CNBrigham and Women's Hospital · US

Funding

National Science Foundation of China 81772345
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEnhancing angiogenesis is critical for accelerating wound healing. Application of different types of exosomes (Exos) to promote angiogenesis represents a novel strategy for enhanced wound repair. Saliva is known to accelerate wound healing, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.

resultsOur results have demonstrated that saliva-derived exosomes (saliva-Exos) induce human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) proliferation, migration, and angiogenesis in vitro, and promote cutaneous wound healing in vivo. Further experiments documented that Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2O (UBE2O) is one of the main mRNAs of saliva-Exos, and activation of UBE2O has effects similar to those of saliva-Exos, both in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, UBE2O decreases the level of SMAD family member 6 (SMAD6), thereby activating bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2), which, in turn, induces angiogenesis.

conclusionsThe present work suggests that administration of saliva-Exos and UBE2O represents a promising strategy for enhancing wound healing through promotion of angiogenesis.

Indexed as

Ubiquitin-Conjugating EnzymesAnimalsCells, CulturedExosomesHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsMiceNeovascularization, PhysiologicRNA, MessengerSalivaSkinSmad6 ProteinWound HealingRNA, MessengerSmad6 ProteinSMAD6 protein, humanUBE2O protein, humanUbiquitin-Conjugating EnzymesAngiogenesisExosomeSalivaSMAD6UBE2OWound

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PMID32375794
PMCPMC7203970
OpenAlexW3023230660

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