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ReviewBiomedicines2025

Exosomes in Skin Flap Survival: Unlocking Their Role in Angiogenesis and Tissue Regeneration.

Bo-da Chen, Yue Zhao, Jian-Long Wu, Zi-Guan Zhu, Xiao-Dong Yang, Ren-Peng Fang, Chen-Si Wu, Wei Zheng, Cheng-An Xu, Keyang Xu and 1 more

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Review in Biomedicines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Bo-da ChenCenter for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Hand & Reconstructive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Yue ZhaoSchool of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310053, China.
Jian-Long WuCenter for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Hand & Reconstructive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310014, China.ORCID 0009-0005-8830-6892
Zi-Guan ZhuCenter for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Hand & Reconstructive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Xiao-Dong YangCenter for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Hand & Reconstructive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Ren-Peng FangCenter for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Hand & Reconstructive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Chen-Si WuCenter for General Practice Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Wei ZhengCenter for General Practice Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Cheng-An XuCenter for General Practice Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Keyang XuState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau 999078, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7049-2528
Xin JiCenter for General Practice Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310014, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4744-2709

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review explores the critical role of exosomes in promoting angiogenesis, a key factor in skin flap survival. Skin flaps are widely used in reconstructive surgery, and their survival depends heavily on the formation of new blood vessels. Exosomes, small extracellular vesicles secreted by various cells, have emerged as important mediators of intercellular communication and play a crucial role in biological processes such as angiogenesis. Compared to traditional methods of promoting angiogenesis, exosomes show more selective and targeted therapeutic potential as they naturally carry angiogenic factors and can precisely regulate the angiogenesis process. The review will delve into the molecular mechanisms by which exosomes facilitate angiogenesis, discuss their potential therapeutic applications in enhancing skin flap survival, and explore future research directions, particularly the challenges and prospects of exosomes in clinical translation. By highlighting the unique advantages of exosomes in skin flap survival, this review provides a new perspective in this field and opens up new research directions for future therapeutic strategies.

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angiogenesisexosomesmechanismskin flap survivaltissue regeneration

Identifiers

PMID40002766
PMCPMC11853446

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