ArticlePharmaceutics2023
Combining MSC Exosomes and Cerium Oxide Nanocrystals for Enhanced Dry Eye Syndrome Therapy.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Harnessing exosomes in dry eye disease: a triple threat approach.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Pooled it
- Extracellular vesicles in dry eye disease and Sjögren's syndrome: A systematic review on their diagnostic and therapeutic role.Survey of ophthalmologyPooled it
- [Advances in stem cell and exosome-based therapies for dry eye disease].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2026Review
- Exosome-based therapies for corneal disorders: current status and future perspectives.MedScience · 2026Review
- The Therapeutic Potential of Exosomes in Ocular Surface Diseases.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Protective effects of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells-derived small extracelluar vesicles on corneal epithelial cells under hyperosmotic stress: Inhibition of oxidative damage and inflammation.Genetics and molecular biology · 2026Article
- Exosomes in corneal diseases: advances in diagnosis and therapy.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles for dry eye disease: principles, progress, and challenges.Extracellular vesicles and circulating nucleic acids · 2026Review
- Cell Free Regenerative Extracellular Vesicle Therapy for Ocular Diseases.Current eye research · 2025Review
- Membrane Vesicles as Drug Delivery Systems: MISEV, In Vivo Fluorescence Imaging and Tracking, Specific Tissue Targeting, and Therapeutic Application in Diseases.Pharmaceutics · 2025Article
- Scientometric analysis of extracellular vesicles in vision science (up to 2024).Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2025Review
- Dry Eye Disease: Oxidative Stress on Ocular Surface and Cutting-Edge Antioxidants.Global challenges (Hoboken, NJ) · 2025Review
- Quercetin-loaded exosomes delivery system prevents myopia progression by targeting endoplasmic reticulum stress and ferroptosis in scleral fibroblasts.Materials today. Bio · 2025Article
- Protective effects of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes loaded cerium dioxide nanoparticle against deoxynivalenol-induced liver damage.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2025Article
- Combined Therapy Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Metal Nanoparticles: Perspectives for Ocular Injuries and Diseases.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Review
- Nanomedicines for Dry Eye Syndrome: Targeting Oxidative Stress with Modern Nanomaterial Strategies.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Dry eye syndrome (DES) is a prevalent ocular disorder involving diminishe·d tear production and increased tear evaporation, leading to ocular discomfort and potential surface damage. Inflammation and reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been implicated in the pathophysiology of DES. Inflammation is one core cause of the DES vicious cycle. Moreover, there are ROS that regulate inflammation in the cycle from the upstream, which leads to treatment failure in current therapies that merely target inflammation. In this study, we developed a novel therapeutic nanoparticle approach by growing cerium oxide (Ce) nanocrystals in situ on mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (MSCExos), creating MSCExo-Ce. The combined properties of MSCExos and cerium oxide nanocrystals aim to target the "inflammation-ROS-injury" pathological mechanism in DES. We hypothesized that this approach would provide a new treatment option for patients with DES. Our analysis confirmed the successful in situ crystallization of cerium onto MSCExos, and MSCExo-Ce displayed excellent biocompatibility. In vitro and in vivo experiments have demonstrated that MSCExo-Ce promotes corneal cell growth, scavenges ROS, and more effectively suppresses inflammation compared with MSCExos alone. MSCExo-Ce also demonstrated the ability to alleviate DES symptoms and reverse pathological alterations at both the cellular and tissue levels. In conclusion, our findings highlight the potential of MSCExo-Ce as a promising therapeutic candidate for the treatment of DES.
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