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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Triple role of exosomes in lung transplantation.

Dingyu Rao, Defa Huang, Zongbo Peng, Dewang Xiao, Chunfa Xie, Shenyu Zhu, Haoquan He, Zhixian Tang, Zhongkai Wu, Zuxiong Zhang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Exosomes as a biomarker in postoperative complications: a literature review.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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  2. Discovery of Donor-Derived Exosomal DNA as an Exploratory Biomarker of Kidney Graft Rejection: A Cross-Sectional Study.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Dingyu RaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Defa HuangLaboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Zongbo PengThe First Clinical College, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Dewang XiaoThe First Clinical College, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Chunfa XieDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Shenyu ZhuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Haoquan HeDepartment of General Practice, Jinhua Jindong District Xiaoshun Town Ditian Community Health Centre, Jinhua, China.
Zhixian TangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Zhongkai WuDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Zuxiong ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exosomes are tiny vesicles secreted by the vast majority of cells and play an important role in physiological as well as pathological processes in the body. Circulating exosomes in Lung Transplant Recipients (LTxR) undergoing rejection contain mismatched Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA) and lung-associated autoantigens (e.g., K-alpha1 microtubule protein and collagen V), which may induce autoantibodies, and the circulating exosomes trigger an immune response that results in rejection of the lung transplant recipient. This article discusses the role of exosomes in lung transplantation from three perspectives: exosomes as a biomarker for rejection after lung transplantation; the mechanism of exosome-mediated activation of the immune response; and the potential of exosomes as a therapeutic strategy.

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ExosomesGraft RejectionLung TransplantationAnimalsAutoantibodiesAutoantigensBiomarkersHLA AntigensHumansAutoantibodiesAutoantigensBiomarkersHLA Antigensallograft immunizationbiomark assayDCsexosomelung transplantation

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PMID40292289
PMCPMC12021846

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