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Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Attenuate Murine Cytomegalovirus-Infected Pneumonia via NF-κB/NLRP3 Signaling Pathway.

Fei Chen, Zhida Chen, Hui-Ting Wu, Xin-Xiang Chen, Peiqi Zhan, Zheng-Yi Wei, Zizhang Ouyang, Xueyan Jiang, Ao Shen, Min-Hua Luo and 3 more

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Article in Viruses, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Fei ChenGuangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, The NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, School of Basic Medical Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China.
Zhida ChenGuangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, The NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, School of Basic Medical Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China.
Hui-Ting WuGuangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, The NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, School of Basic Medical Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China.
Xin-Xiang ChenGuangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, The NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, School of Basic Medical Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China.
Peiqi ZhanGuangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, The NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, School of Basic Medical Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China.
Zheng-Yi WeiGuangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, The NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, School of Basic Medical Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China.
Zizhang OuyangDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan People's Hospital, Qingyuan 511518, China.
Xueyan JiangGuangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, The NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, School of Basic Medical Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1171-014X
Ao ShenGuangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, The NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, School of Basic Medical Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1559-3895
Min-Hua LuoState Key Laboratory of Virology, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology (CEBSIT), Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9352-0643
Qifa LiuDepartment of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Yue-Peng ZhouState Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Wuhan 430071, China.
Aiping QinGuangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, The NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, School of Basic Medical Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China.
State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNGuangzhou Medical University · CNNanfang Hospital · CNWuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics · CN

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFA1105003National Natural Science Foundation of China 31100128, 82170008, and 81870142Qingyuan People's Hospital, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University Open Project Fund 202301-304, 202011-310
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reactivation and infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV) are frequently observed in recipients of solid organ transplants, bone marrow transplants, and individuals with HIV infection. This presents an increasing risk of allograft rejection, opportunistic infection, graft failure, and patient mortality. Among immunocompromised hosts, interstitial pneumonia is the most critical clinical manifestation of CMV infection. Recent studies have demonstrated the potential therapeutic benefits of exosomes derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSC-exos) in preclinical models of acute lung injury, including pneumonia, ARDS, and sepsis. However, the role of MSC-exos in the pathogenesis of infectious viral diseases, such as CMV pneumonia, remains unclear. In a mouse model of murine CMV-induced pneumonia, we observed that intravenous administration of mouse MSC (mMSC)-exos reduced lung damage, decreased the hyperinflammatory response, and shifted macrophage polarization from the M1 to the M2 phenotype. Treatment with mMSC-exos also significantly reduced the infiltration of inflammatory cells and pulmonary fibrosis. Furthermore, in vitro studies revealed that mMSC-exos reversed the hyperinflammatory phenotype of bone marrow-derived macrophages infected with murine CMV. Mechanistically, mMSC-exos treatment decreased activation of the NF-κB/NLRP3 signaling pathway both in vivo and in vitro. In summary, our findings indicate that mMSC-exo treatment is effective in severe CMV pneumonia by reducing lung inflammation and fibrosis through the NF-κB/NLRP3 signaling pathway, thus providing promising therapeutic potential for clinical CMV infection.

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Disease Models, AnimalExosomesMesenchymal Stem CellsMuromegalovirusNF-kappa BNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinSignal TransductionAnimalsCytomegalovirus InfectionsHerpesviridae InfectionsLungMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPneumoniaPneumonia, ViralNF-kappa BNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, mouseexosomemesenchymal stem cellmurine cytomegalovirusNLRP3 inflammasomepneumonia

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PMID38675960
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