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ArticleJournal of extracellular vesicles2025

Epidermal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Induce Fibroblasts Mesenchymal-Epidermal Transition to Alleviate Hypertrophic Scar Formation via miR-200s Inhibition of ZEB1 and 2.

Miao Zhen, Juntao Xie, Rui Yang, Lijuan Liu, Hengdeng Liu, Xuefeng He, Suyue Gao, Junyou Zhu, Jingting Li, Bin Shu and 1 more

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Article in Journal of extracellular vesicles, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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11 authors.

Miao ZhenDepartment of Burn and Wound Repair, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Juntao XieDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Rui YangDepartment of Burn and Wound Repair, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Lijuan LiuDepartment of Burn and Wound Repair, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Hengdeng LiuDepartment of Burn and Wound Repair, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Xuefeng HeDepartment of Burn and Wound Repair, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Suyue GaoDepartment of Burn and Wound Repair, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Junyou ZhuDepartment of Burn and Wound Repair, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Jingting LiInstitute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Bin ShuDepartment of Burn and Wound Repair, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Peng WangDepartment of Burn and Wound Repair, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3905-0454

Funding

Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project 2025A04J4078National Natural Science Foundation of China 82002043National Natural Science Foundation of China 82172207National Natural Science Foundation of China 82273561Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2021A1515011806Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2023A1515010146Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2023A1515010265
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypertrophic scar (HS) is a prevalent yet unresolved wound healing complication characterized by persistent hyperactive and proliferative fibroblasts, leading to excessive extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis and collagen contraction. Our previous studies have identified epidermal stem cells (ESCs) as critical for wound healing and HS remodelling, with its extracellular vesicles (EVs) playing a vital role. However, the specific mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we first discovered that ESC-EVs could effectively induce the mesenchymal-epidermal transition (MET) of HS fibroblasts (HSFs) and inhibit their biological activity. Furthermore, by next-generation sequencing and multiplexed CRISPR/Cas9 system, we elucidated that this therapeutic effect is mediated by the miR-200 family (miR-200s) encapsulated in ESC-EVs, which targeted and inhibited ZEB1 and ZEB2 in HSFs. This vital role and mechanism have been thoroughly validated in both in vitro cell experiments and in vivo rat tail HS (RHS) models. These findings not only shed light on a previously unidentified mechanism of ESC-EVs for HS, but also provide potential novel targets and strategies for its precise treatment.

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Cicatrix, HypertrophicEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionExtracellular VesiclesFibroblastsMicroRNAsStem CellsZinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1Zinc Finger E-box Binding Homeobox 2AnimalsEpidermal CellsHumansMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyMicroRNAsMIRN200 microRNA, humanMIRN200 microRNA, ratZEB1 protein, humanZEB2 protein, humanZinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1Zinc Finger E-box Binding Homeobox 2epidermal stem cellextracellular vesicleshypertrophic scarmesenchymal‐epidermal transitionmiR‐200sZEBs

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PMID40955457
PMCPMC12438467

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