ArticleBioactive materials2021
Enhancement of acellular cartilage matrix scaffold by Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes to promote osteochondral regeneration.
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- Mesenchymal stromal cells-derived extracellular vesicles in cartilage regeneration: potential and limitations.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Pooled it
- Exosome-Laden Scaffolds for Treatment of Post-Traumatic Cartilage Injury and Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
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- Roles of exosomal non-coding RNAs in osteoarthritis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
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- Stem Cell and Cell-Free Strategies for Osteoarthritis: Toward Durable Regenerative Therapies.Stem cells international · 2026Review
- Deer antler ASCs exosomes ameliorate osteoarthritis via miR-140/MMP13 axis-mediated dual modulation of inflammation and cartilage regeneration.NPJ Regenerative medicine · 2025Article
- Exosomal Interventions in Bone and Osteochondral Repair: Mechanisms and Outcomes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Biomedical applications of extracellular vesicles (EVs): even better with cryogels.Mikrochimica acta · 2025Review
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Abstract
Articular cartilage defect repair is a problem that has long plagued clinicians. Although mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have the potential to regenerate articular cartilage, they also have many limitations. Recent studies have found that MSC-derived exosomes (MSC-Exos) play an important role in tissue regeneration. The purpose of this study was to verify whether MSC-Exos can enhance the reparative effect of the acellular cartilage extracellular matrix (ACECM) scaffold and to explore the underlying mechanism. The results of in vitro experiments show that human umbilical cord Wharton's jelly MSC-Exos (hWJMSC-Exos) can promote the migration and proliferation of bone marrow-derived MSCs (BMSCs) and the proliferation of chondrocytes. We also found that hWJMSC-Exos can promote the polarization of macrophages toward the M2 phenotype. The results of a rabbit knee osteochondral defect repair model confirmed that hWJMSC-Exos can enhance the effect of the ACECM scaffold and promote osteochondral regeneration. We demonstrated that hWJMSC-Exos can regulate the microenvironment of the articular cavity using a rat knee joint osteochondral defect model. This effect was mainly manifested in promoting the polarization of macrophages toward the M2 phenotype and inhibiting the inflammatory response, which may be a promoting factor for osteochondral regeneration. In addition, microRNA (miRNA) sequencing confirmed that hWJMSC-Exos contain many miRNAs that can promote the regeneration of hyaline cartilage. We further clarified the role of hWJMSC-Exos in osteochondral regeneration through target gene prediction and pathway enrichment analysis. In summary, this study confirms that hWJMSC-Exos can enhance the effect of the ACECM scaffold and promote osteochondral regeneration.
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