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ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2021

Mechanism and Potential of Extracellular Vesicles Derived From Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Infectious Diseases.

Jingyi You, Zhou Fu, Lin Zou

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Review in Frontiers in microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  7. Mesenchymal stromal cell extracellular vesicles reduceAmerican journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2025
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  8. Let-7b-5p loaded Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Extracellular Vesicles reducebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  9. Advances in anti-inflammatory treatment of sepsis-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jingyi YouDepartment of Respiratory Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China.
Zhou FuDepartment of Respiratory Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China.
Lin ZouChongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Stem Cell Therapy, Chongqing, China.
Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CNChongqing Medical University · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano-sized membrane vesicles secreted by cells. EVs serve as a mediator for cell-to-cell communication by regulating the exchange of genetic materials and proteins between the donor and surrounding cells. Current studies have explored the therapeutic value of mesenchymal stem cells-derived EVs (MSC-EVs) for the treatment of infectious diseases extensively. MSC-EVs can eliminate the pathogen, regulate immunity, and repair tissue injury in contagious diseases through the secretion of antimicrobial factors, inhibiting the replication of pathogens and activating the phagocytic function of macrophages. MSC-EVs can also repair tissue damage associated with the infection by upregulating the levels of anti-inflammatory factors, downregulating the pro-inflammatory factors, and participating in the regulation of cellular biological behaviors. The purpose of this mini-review is to discuss in detail the various mechanisms of MSC-EV treatment for infectious diseases including respiratory infections, sepsis, and intestinal infections, as well as challenges for implementing MSC-EVs from bench to bedside.

Indexed as

acute lung injuryCOVID-19exosomeextracellular vesiclesinfectious diseasesmesenchymal stem cellssepsis

Identifiers

PMID34764947
PMCPMC8576143
OpenAlexW3209670139

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