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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Apoptotic Bodies Restore NAD and Mitochondrial Homeostasis in Fibroblasts.

Shutong Qian, Siya Dai, Chunyi Guo, Wenjun Wang, Jiajia Pang, Yichen Shen, Mingyuan Xu, Jie Hu, Wenguo Cui, Xiaoming Sun and 1 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Skin Cancer Prevention and Antiaging: Role of Nicotinamide.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  5. Apoptotic Bodies Restore NAD and Mitochondrial Homeostasis in Fibroblasts.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Shutong QianDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3783-2252
Siya DaiDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China.
Chunyi GuoDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China.
Wenjun WangDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China.
Jiajia PangDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China.
Yichen ShenDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China.
Mingyuan XuDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China.
Jie HuDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China.
Wenguo CuiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin 2nd Road, Shanghai, 200025, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6938-9582
Xiaoming SunDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, 639 Zhi Zao Ju Road, Shanghai, 200011, P. R. China.
Jinghong XuDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China.

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation B202314National Natural Science Foundation of China 822 772 263National Natural Science Foundation of China 82 472 553Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province LMS25H150001Oebiotech for providing transcriptome sequencing services IWRIUb6c26Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine JYYQ011Zhejiang University Plastic Surgery Discipline Development and Construction Fundation 491010-11131
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibrotic skin diseases are characterized by excessive fibroblast proliferation and pathological extracellular matrix deposition. As a pivotal coenzyme in cellular energetics, NAD homeostasis perturbation is implicated in fibrosis. Multiple studies have demonstrated the therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) against cutaneous fibrosis, while the specific mechanism remains elusive. Herein, this work finds that although almost all MSCs undergo in situ apoptosis within 24 h post-subcutaneous administration, MSC-derived apoptotic bodies (ABs) mediated potent anti-fibrotic effects. Mechanistically, ABs can restore NAD and mitochondrial homeostasis through NAMPT transfer, FOXO1 deacetylation enhancement, and PINK1/PARKIN-dependent mitophagy activation. To achieve penetration into the hard matrix of fibrotic skin, permeable apoptotic bodies (pABs) are constructed via metabolic glycoengineering and copper-free click chemistry techniques. In both keloid xenograft and scleroderma murine models, pABs can significantly penetrate collagen matrix and reduce skin fibrosis. In summary, this research establishes a highly promising strategy for reversing skin fibrosis with hard fibrotic matrix.

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ApoptosisFibroblastsHomeostasisMitochondriaNADAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFibrosisHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsMiceSkinNADapoptotic bodymitophagyNAD homeostasisskin fibrosis

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PMID40387282
PMCPMC12362740

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