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

Clinically Inspired Multimodal Treatment Using Induced Neural Stem Cells-Derived Exosomes Promotes Recovery of Traumatic Brain Injury through Microglial Modulation.

Jiaojiao Li, Maoxiang Xu, Boyu Cai, Xiangyu Li, Zhanping Liang, Xiaohuan Xia, Haitao Zhang, Zhiwen Zhang, Fei Tan, Jialin Charlie Zheng

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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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10 authors.

Jiaojiao LiDepartment of ORL-HNS, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200434, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8675-2652
Maoxiang XuDepartment of ORL-HNS, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200434, China.
Boyu CaiDepartment of ORL-HNS, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200434, China.
Xiangyu LiCenter for Translational Neurodegeneration and Regenerative Therapy, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China.
Zhanping LiangCenter for Translational Neurodegeneration and Regenerative Therapy, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China.
Xiaohuan XiaCenter for Translational Neurodegeneration and Regenerative Therapy, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China.
Haitao ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100048, China.
Zhiwen ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200434, China.
Fei TanDepartment of ORL-HNS, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200434, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1010-0163
Jialin Charlie ZhengCenter for Translational Neurodegeneration and Regenerative Therapy, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2286-0151

Funding

Hongkou District Health Committee Medical research project HongkouDistrictHealthCommittee2403-08National Natural Science Foundation of China 82271192Special Funds for Launching Scientific Research of Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital sykyqd06801
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) poses serious physical, psychosocial, and economic threats to millions of patients globally each year. While current treatment options, primarily surgery and medication, vary with TBI severity, there is no universal therapeutic agent applicable in both surgical and medical contexts. In the present study, exosomes derived from induced neural stem cells (iNSC-Exo) as a versatile therapeutic agent for TBI are investigated using a preclinical murine model. The iNSC-Exo treatment is found to exert therapeutic effects by mediating anti-neuroinflammation and neuroprotection, thereby promoting functional and cognitive recovery in TBI mice. Besides, two clinically inspired administration modalities are established for iNSC-Exo: local delivery and systemic delivery. Their efficacy is enhanced via a novel injectable hydrogel and RVG targeting for systemic delivery, respectively. Finally, the unprecedented single-cell characterization of mouse brain tissue, both pre- and post-iNSC-Exo treatment, confirms that microglia represent the predominant type of cells affected. Two microglial subpopulations (i.e., Microglia_Nrg3 and Microglia_Rarb) are identified with a reduced state of differentiation, and their connectivity with neurons is predicted through activation of the NRXN signaling pathway. Overall, these findings demonstrated that iNSC-Exo offers a versatile and potent treatment platform with clinical potential for TBI management.

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Brain Injuries, TraumaticExosomesMicrogliaNeural Stem CellsAnimalsCombined Modality TherapyDisease Models, AnimalMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRecovery of Functionexosomesinduced neural stem cellsinjectable hydrogeltargeted deliverytraumatic brain injury

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PMID40990055
PMCPMC12697803

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