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ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2024

BMP7-Loaded Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles Ameliorate Liver Fibrosis by Targeting Activated Hepatic Stellate Cells.

Dan Zhu, Zongbin Sun, Jiayun Wei, Yulin Zhang, Wenjing An, Yan Lin, Xun Li

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dan ZhuFirst Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China.
Zongbin SunFirst Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China.
Jiayun WeiGansu Province Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Regenerative Medicine, First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yulin ZhangGansu Province Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Regenerative Medicine, First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China.
Wenjing AnGansu Province Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Regenerative Medicine, First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yan LinFirst Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China.
Xun LiFirst Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-6862-7692
First Hospital of Lanzhou University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell (hucMSC)-derived small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) are natural nanocarriers with promising potential in treating liver fibrosis and have widespread applications in the fields of nanomedicine and regenerative medicine. However, the therapeutic efficacy of natural hucMSC-sEVs is currently limited owing to their non-specific distribution in vivo and partial removal by mononuclear macrophages following systemic delivery. Thus, the therapeutic efficacy can be improved through the development of engineered hucMSC-sEVs capable to overcome these limitations. Patients and Methods: To improve the anti-liver fibrosis efficacy of hucMSC-sEVs, we genetically engineered hucMSC-sEVs to overexpress the anti-fibrotic gene bone morphogenic protein 7 ( Results: Liver imaging and liver histopathology confirmed that the engineered hucMSC-sEVs could reach the liver of mice and aggregate around activated hepatic stellate cells (aHSCs) with a significantly stronger anti-liver fibrosis effect of BMP7-loaded hucMSC-sEVs compared to those of blank or negative control-transfected hucMSC-sEVs. In vitro, BMP7-loaded hucMSC-sEVs promoted the phenotypic reversal of aHSCs and inhibited their proliferation to enhance the anti-fibrotic effects. Conclusion: These engineered BMP7-loaded hucMSC-sEVs offer a novel and promising strategy for the clinical treatment of liver fibrosis.

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Extracellular VesiclesMesenchymal Stem CellsAnimalsBone Morphogenetic Protein 7FibrosisHepatic Stellate CellsHumansLiver CirrhosisMiceMice, Inbred C57BLUmbilical CordBMP7 protein, humanBone Morphogenetic Protein 7aHSCsBMP7hucMSCsnanocarriersEVs

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PMID38623080
PMCPMC11018131
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