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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2020

Mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomes ameliorate intervertebral disc degeneration through inhibiting pyroptosis.

Jingwei Zhang, Jieyuan Zhang, Yunlong Zhang, Wenjun Liu, Weifeng Ni, Xiaoyan Huang, Junjie Yuan, Bizeng Zhao, Haijun Xiao, Feng Xue

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 103 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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103 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 165 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. [Mechanism of extracellular vesicles in the repair of intervertebral disc degeneration].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jingwei ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital/Southern Medical University Affiliated Fengxian Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Jieyuan ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Yunlong ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Wenjun LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital/Southern Medical University Affiliated Fengxian Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Weifeng NiDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital/Southern Medical University Affiliated Fengxian Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Xiaoyan HuangDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital/Southern Medical University Affiliated Fengxian Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Junjie YuanDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital/Southern Medical University Affiliated Fengxian Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Bizeng ZhaoDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Haijun XiaoDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital/Southern Medical University Affiliated Fengxian Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Feng XueDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital/Southern Medical University Affiliated Fengxian Hospital, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1083-5023
Xian Central Hospital · CNShanghai Sixth People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mesenchymal stem cell (MSCs)-based therapies have shown a promised result for intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) treatment. However, its molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Exosomes involve cell-cell communication via transference of its contents among different cells, and the present potential effect on cell death regulation. This study aimed to investigate the role of MSCs-derived exosomes on IVDD formation. Here, we first found the NLRP3-mediated nucleus pulposus cell (NP cell) pyroptosis was activated in the IVDD mice model and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced model. However, MSCs treatment could inhibit NP cell pyroptosis in vitro. We then isolated MSCs-derived exosomes by differential centrifugation and identified the characteristics. Secondly, we investigated the function of MSCs-derived exosomes on LPS-induced NP cell pyroptosis. Finally, we presented evidence that MSCs-derived exosomal miR-410 was a crucial regulator of pyroptosis. Results showed that MSCs-derived exosomes play an anti-pyroptosis role by suppressing the NLRP3 pathway. Moreover, it suggested that this effect was attributed to miR-410, which was derived from MSCs-exosomes and could directly bind to NLRP3mRNA. In conclusion, for the first time, we demonstrated that MSCs-exosome treatment may inhibit pyroptosis and could be a promising therapeutic strategy for IVDD.

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PyroptosisAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalExosomesIntervertebral Disc DegenerationLipopolysaccharidesMesenchymal Stem CellsMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNucleus PulposusProtein BindingLipopolysaccharidesMicroRNAsMIRN410 microRNA, mouseNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinexosomesIVDDmiR-410MSCspyroptosis

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PMID32860495
PMCPMC7579702
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