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ArticleStem cell reviews and reports2025

BMSC Derived Exosomes Attenuate Apoptosis of Temporomandibular Joint Disc Chondrocytes in TMJOA via PI3K/AKT Pathway.

Wenjun Chen, Futing Huang, Baoyi Chen, Huiyi Lin, Guan Luo, Weijun Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Beining Zheng, Ziyi Wang, Shiting Wei and 2 more

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Wenjun Chen *Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Oral Restoration and Reconstruction, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Research of Oral Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou, 510182, Guangdong, China.
Futing Huang *Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Oral Restoration and Reconstruction, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Research of Oral Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou, 510182, Guangdong, China.
Baoyi ChenDepartment of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Oral Restoration and Reconstruction, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Research of Oral Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou, 510182, Guangdong, China.
Huiyi LinDepartment of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Oral Restoration and Reconstruction, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Research of Oral Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou, 510182, Guangdong, China.
Guan LuoDepartment of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Oral Restoration and Reconstruction, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Research of Oral Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou, 510182, Guangdong, China.
Weijun ZhangDepartment of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Oral Restoration and Reconstruction, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Research of Oral Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou, 510182, Guangdong, China.
Xiaoyu ZhangDepartment of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Oral Restoration and Reconstruction, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Research of Oral Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou, 510182, Guangdong, China.
Beining ZhengDepartment of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Oral Restoration and Reconstruction, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Research of Oral Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou, 510182, Guangdong, China.
Ziyi WangDepartment of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Oral Restoration and Reconstruction, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Research of Oral Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou, 510182, Guangdong, China.
Shiting WeiDepartment of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Oral Restoration and Reconstruction, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Research of Oral Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou, 510182, Guangdong, China.
Jiaxin HeDepartment of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Oral Restoration and Reconstruction, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Research of Oral Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou, 510182, Guangdong, China.
Chang LiuDepartment of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Oral Restoration and Reconstruction, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Research of Oral Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou, 510182, Guangdong, China. changliudentist@gzhmu.edu.cn.

Funding

The Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Project 2023A03J0326The Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Project 2023A03J0327
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Abstract

Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (BMSC-Exos) are crucial means of intercellular communication and can regulate a range of biological processes by reducing inflammation, decreasing apoptosis and promoting tissue repair. We treated temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disc chondrocytes with TNF-α and performed local injection of sodium iodoacetate (MIA) in the TMJ of rats to establish in vitro and in vivo models of TMJ osteoarthritis (TMJOA). BMSC-Exos were isolated and extracted to evaluate their proliferation and trilineage differentiation abilities, and their antiapoptotic and chondroprotective effects were assessed. This study revealed that BMSC-Exos can be endocytosed by TMJ disc chondrocytes in vitro and that BMSC-Exos pretreatment strongly attenuated the inhibitory effect of TNF-α on the proliferative and chondrogenic potential of TMJ disc chondrocytes. The administration of BMSC-Exos significantly suppressed TNF-α-induced apoptosis in TMJ disc chondrocytes by increasing the phosphorylation level of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (PKB/AKT) pathway-related proteins, whereas the PI3K inhibitor LY294002 neutralized this antiapoptotic effect. Intradiscal injection of BMSC-Exos alleviated the degeneration and inflammation of TMJ discs in a rat model of TMJOA. Our study revealed that BMSC-Exos can attenuate the apoptosis of TMJ disc chondrocytes and destruction of TMJ discs partially by inhibiting the apoptotic pathway and activating the PI3K/AKT pathway, thereby providing a promising treatment strategy for the regeneration of damaged TMJ discs.

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ApoptosisChondrocytesExosomesMesenchymal Stem CellsOsteoarthritisPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTemporomandibular Joint DiscAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaApoptosisBone marrow mesenchymal stem cellsExosomesTMJ disc

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