ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2022
Profilin 2 and Endothelial Exosomal Profilin 2 Promote Angiogenesis and Myocardial Infarction Repair in Mice.
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- Unlocking the power of empagliflozin: Rescuing inflammation in hyperglycaemia-exposed human cardiomyocytes through comprehensive multi-level analysis.European journal of heart failure · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of natural and engineered extracellular vesicles on post-myocardial infarction angiogenesis.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Review
- Profilin and Non-Canonical Wnt Signaling: Coordinating Cytoskeletal Dynamics from Development to Disease.Journal of developmental biology · 2025Review
- Machine Learning-Driven Identification of Exosome-Related Genes in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma for Prognostic Evaluation and Drug Response Prediction.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- The SIX2/PFN2 feedback loop promotes the stemness of gastric cancer cells.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Article
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- Cardiac cells and mesenchymal stem cells derived extracellular vesicles: a potential therapeutic strategy for myocardial infarction.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
- Adipose‑derived stem cell‑mediated alphastatin targeting delivery system inhibits angiogenesis and tumor growth in glioma.Molecular medicine reports · 2023Article
- Advances in the study of exosomes derived from mesenchymal stem cells and cardiac cells for the treatment of myocardial infarction.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2023Review
- Exosomes as a delivery tool of exercise-induced beneficial factors for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Review
- Actin cytoskeleton in angiogenesis.Biology open · 2022Review
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Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide, wherein myocardial infarction (MI) is the most dangerous one. Promoting angiogenesis is a prospective strategy to alleviate MI. Our previous study indicated that profilin 2 (PFN2) may be a novel target associated with angiogenesis. Further results showed higher levels of serum PFN2 and exosomal PFN2 in patients, mice, and pigs with MI. In this study, we explored whether PFN2 and endothelial cell (EC)-derived exosomal PFN2 could increase angiogenesis and be beneficial for the treatment of MI. Serum PFN2, exosomes, and exosomal PFN2 were elevated in rats with MI. PFN2 and exosomes from PFN2-overexpressing ECs (OE-exo) enhanced EC proliferation, migration, and tube formation ability. OE-exo also significantly increased the vessel number in zebrafish and protected the ECs from inflammatory injury. Moreover, OE-exo-treated mice with MI showed improvement in motor ability, ejection fraction, left ventricular shortening fraction, and left ventricular mass, as well as increased vessel numbers in the MI location, and decreased infarction volume. Mechanistically, PI3K might be the upstream regulator of PFN2, while ERK might be the downstream regulator in the PI3K-PFN2-ERK axis. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that PFN2 and exosomal PFN2 promote EC proliferation, migration, and tube formation through the PI3K-PFN2-ERK axis. Exosomal PFN2 may be a valuable target in the repair of MI injury via angiogenesis.
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