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ArticleIranian journal of biotechnology2023

The Effect of Collagen and Fibrin Hydrogels Encapsulated with Adipose Tissue Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes for Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury in a Rat Model.

Zohreh Afsartala, Mahmoudreza Hadjighassem, Sadegh Shirian, Somayeh Ebrahimi-Barough, Leila Gholami, Gilda Parsamanesh, Ziba Veisimalekshahi, Latifeh Karimzadehbardeei, Jafar Ai

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Article in Iranian journal of biotechnology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Extracellular vesicle-based therapeutic strategies for spinal cord injury.Extracellular vesicles and circulating nucleic acids · 2026
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  7. Nanocarrier-mediated drug delivery systems for spinal cord injury treatment.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Zohreh AfsartalaBrain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Mahmoudreza HadjighassemBrain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Sadegh ShirianDepartment of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
Somayeh Ebrahimi-BaroughDepartment of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Leila GholamiDepartment of Periodontics, Dental Research Center, School of Dentistry, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Gilda ParsamaneshDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ziba VeisimalekshahiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology School of Advanced Technologies in Medical, Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
Latifeh KarimzadehbardeeiDepartment of Animal Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Jafar AiBrain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
University of Tehran · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IRDr. Daneshbod Labratory · IRHamedan University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) derived exosomes (MSC-DE) have been demonstrated to be potential candidates for the treatment of rat spinal cord injury (SCI). Objective: The effect of AD-MSC and AD-MSC-DE encapsulated into collagen and fibrin hydrogels on the treatment of SCI in a rat animal model was investigated for introducing a new effective SCI treatment method. Materials and Methods: The AD-MSC-DE was isolated using ultra-centrifugation at 100,000×g for 120 min and characterized by different methods. Fibrin and collagen hydrogels were synthesized and then mixed with AD-MSC-DE suspension. the characterized AD-MSC-DE were encapsulated into collagen and fibrin hydrogels. eighteen adult male Wister rats were randomly classified into 3 equal groups (n=6): the control group (SCI rat without treatment), SCI rat treated with either AD-MSC-DE encapsulated in collagen hydrogel or encapsulated in fibrin hydrogel groups. the treatment approaches were evaluated using clinical, histological, and molecular assays. Results: The AD-MSC-DE encapsulated into fibrin and collagen groups showed better clinical function than the control group. The AD-MSC-DE encapsulated into fibrin and collagen also improved SCI-induced polio and leuko-myelomalacia and leads to higher expression of NF protein than the control group. In the AD-MSC-DE encapsulated into collagen and fibrin leads to up-regulation the mean levels of NEFL (23.82 and 24.33, respectively), eNOS (24.31 and 24.53, respectively), and CK19 mRNAs (24.23 and 23.98, respectively) compared to the control group. Conclusion: The AD-MSC-DE encapsulated within ECM-based hydrogel scaffolds such as collagen and fibrin can regenerate the injured nerve in SCI rats and reduce spinal cord lesion-induced central neuropathic pain.

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Adipose Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived ExosomesCollagenFibrinHydrogelSpinal Cord Injury

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PMID38344702
PMCPMC10858360
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