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ArticleNanotheranostics2024

Adipose-derived stem cell exosomes act as delivery vehicles of microRNAs in a dog model of chronic hepatitis.

Ilaria Zanolla, Martina Trentini, Elena Tiengo, Federica Zanotti, Tommaso Pusceddu, Andrea Rubini, Giuseppe Rubini, Francesca Brugnoli, Danilo Licastro, Marco Debortoli and 4 more

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Article in Nanotheranostics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ilaria ZanollaDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
Martina TrentiniDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
Elena TiengoDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
Federica ZanottiDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
Tommaso PuscedduDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
Andrea RubiniUniversity of Bologna, 40126, Bologna, Italy.
Giuseppe RubiniUltravet Diagnostic, 40017, San Giovanni in Persiceto, Italy.
Francesca BrugnoliUltravet Diagnostic, 40017, San Giovanni in Persiceto, Italy.
Danilo LicastroAREA Science Park, 34149, Trieste, Italy.
Marco DebortoliAREA Science Park, 34149, Trieste, Italy.
Lucia Gemma DeloguDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, 35122, Padua, Italy.
Letizia FerroniDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, 35122, Padua, Italy.
Luca LovattiDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
Barbara ZavanDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
University of Ferrara · ITUniversity of Padua · ITUniversity of Bologna · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exosomes are nanosized extracellular vesicles secreted by all cell types, including canine adipose-derived stem cells (cADSCs). By mediating intercellular communication, exosomes modulate the biology of adjacent and distant cells by transferring their cargo. In the present work after isolation and characterization of exosomes derived from canine adipose tissue, we treated the same canine donors affected by hepatopathies with the previously isolated exosomes. We hypothesize that cADSC-sourced miRNAs are among the factors responsible for a regenerative and anti-inflammatory effect in the treatment of hepatopathies in dogs, providing the clinical veterinary field with an effective and innovative cell-free therapy. Exosomes were isolated and characterized for size, distribution, surface markers, and for their miRNomic cargo by microRNA sequencing. 295 dogs affected with hepatopathies were treated and followed up for 6 months to keep track of their biochemical marker levels. Results confirmed that exosomes derived from cADSCs exhibited an average diameter of 91 nm, and positivity to 8 known exosome markers. The administration of exosomes to dogs affected by liver-associated inflammatory pathologies resulted in the recovery of the animal alongside the normalization of biochemical parameters of kidney function. In conclusion, cADSCs-derived exosomes are a promising therapeutic tool for treating inflammatory disorders in animal companions.

Indexed as

ExosomesExtracellular VesiclesMicroRNAsAnimalsDogsHepatitis, ChronicStem CellsMicroRNAsexosomesextracellular nanovesiclesliver diseasesmiRNAregenerative medicine.

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PMID38577321
PMCPMC10988209
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