ArticleCell death & disease2022
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomal miR-21a-5p alleviates renal fibrosis by attenuating glycolysis by targeting PFKM.
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58 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic review of extracellular vesicle-derived microRNAs involved in organ fibrosis: implications for arthrofibrosis therapy.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes: A Comprehensive Review of Biomedical Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Pooled it
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- Mep1a Knockout Attenuates Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction-Induced Renal Injury by Inhibiting Glycolysis.Current medical science · 2026Article
- MSC-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles Alleviate Renal Fibrosis in Hyperuricemic Nephropathy via Suppression of Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition.Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine · 2026Article
- Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Attenuate Renal Fibrosis by Suppressing Fibroblast Activation via the INHBA/PI3K/AKT Pathway.Pediatric discovery · 2026Article
- Metabolic reprogramming in fibrosis-related diseases: underlying mechanisms and therapeutics.Molecular biomedicine · 2026Review
- Platelet-rich plasma cues program M2 macrophage-derived exosome mimetics to regenerate the tendon-bone interface.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Article
- 6-Shogaol inhibits HSCs activation and liver fibrosis by regulating glycolytic reprogramming via targeting HIF-1α.Chinese medicine · 2026Article
- Small Extracellular Vesicle Release Following Electrical Pulse Stimulation of C2C12 Myotubes: Effects on microRNA Cargo and Myoblast Migration and Differentiation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- The role of mesenchymal stem cells in IgA nephropathy: current evidence and future directions.Stem cell research & therapy · 2026Review
- Shedding light on the role of extracellular vesicles in renal fibrosis.Fundamental research · 2026Review
- The glycolytic enzyme PFKM promotes renal fibrosis by activating the NF-κB pathway via lactate-mediated H3K18 lactylation.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2026Article
- Hypoxia-preconditioned mesenchymal stromal cell-derived exosomes attenuate LPS-induced acute lung injury and early epithelial remodeling in mice: evidence for a miR-486a-5p-Skp2-GATA4 axis.Respiratory research · 2026Article
- Exosome Augmentation Technologies for Drug Delivery and Disease Treatment: A Review.Biomaterials research · 2026Review
- Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles: emerging cell-free therapeutics for kidney diseases.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Bidirectional regulation between mitochondrial metabolic reprogramming and epigenetic modifications in renal tubular epithelial cell injury of diabetic kidney disease.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Overexpression of Thrombomodulin in Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Reduces Thrombogenic Risk and Enhances Therapeutic Efficacy.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2026Article
- Targeting tubular epithelial cell metabolism to halt renal fibrosis: current evidence and future directions.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Exosomal miR-216a-5p targeting TLR-4 alleviates liver ischemia-reperfusion injury by regulating M2 macrophage polarization and neutrophil inflammation.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Renal fibrosis is a common pathological feature and outcome of almost all chronic kidney diseases, and it is characterized by metabolic reprogramming toward aerobic glycolysis. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (MSC-Exos) have been proposed as a promising therapeutic approach for renal fibrosis. In this study, we investigated the effect of MSC-Exos on glycolysis and the underlying mechanisms. We demonstrated that MSC-Exos significantly ameliorated unilateral ureter obstruction (UUO)-induced renal fibrosis by inhibiting glycolysis in tubular epithelial cells (TECs). miRNA sequencing showed that miR-21a-5p was highly enriched in MSC-Exos. Mechanistically, miR-21a-5p repressed the expression of phosphofructokinase muscle isoform (PFKM), a rate-limiting enzyme of glycolysis, thereby attenuating glycolysis in TECs. Additionally, knockdown of miR-21a-5p abolished the renoprotective effect of MSC-Exos. These findings revealed a novel role for MSC-Exos in the suppression of glycolysis, providing a new insight into the treatment of renal fibrosis.
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