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ArticleStem cell research & therapy2025

Intranasal delivery of hypoxia-preconditioned extracellular vesicles derived from BMSCs alleviates neuroinflammation and brain dysfunction in TBI.

Li Chen, Yang Yang, Junwei Chen, Yinghong Lin, Liang Xian, Yuhui Chen, Xingshu Zhu, Ying Tang, Yi Zuo, Shaohuai Xia and 3 more

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Article in Stem cell research & therapy, 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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Li Chen *Department of Neurosurgery, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, P. R. China.
Yang Yang *Department of Neurosurgery, 900th Hospital, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350025, P. R. China.
Junwei Chen *Department of Emergency, The Affiliated Hospital of Putian University, Putian, Fujian, 351100, P. R. China.
Yinghong LinDepartment of Neurosurgery, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, P. R. China.
Liang XianDepartment of Neurosurgery, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, P. R. China.
Yuhui ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, P. R. China.
Xingshu ZhuLaboratory of Basic Medicine, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Fuzhou, 350025, P. R. China.
Ying TangLaboratory of Basic Medicine, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Fuzhou, 350025, P. R. China.
Yi ZuoLaboratory of Basic Medicine, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Fuzhou, 350025, P. R. China.
Shaohuai XiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, 541001, P. R. China.
Xuewei XiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, 541001, P. R. China. xxw7456@163.com.
Yongjun XuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, P. R. China. xuyongjun221123@126.com.
Shousen WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, P. R. China. wshsen1965@126.com.

Funding

Joint Logistics Medical Key Specialty Program LQZD-SW
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) leads to secondary injuries, such as neuroinflammation and brain dysfunction, which is a critical challenge in clinical treatment. The use of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) is one of the potential strategies to treat TBI by alleviating inflammation, reducing neuronal loss, and promoting brain function recovery. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) released by BMSCs are regarded as an ideal alternative to cell therapy. This study showed that hypoxia significantly enhanced the release of EVs from BMSCs, and hypoxia- preconditioning (H-EVs) treatment significant effects on promoting microglial M2 polarization, improving endothelial cell activity, and inhibiting the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps, ultimately accelerating brain function recovery. Mechanistically, single-cell sequencing revealed a significant reduction in specificity protein 1 (SP1) expression and a change in the proportion of infiltrating inflammatory cell subsets in brain tissues after the H-EVs treatment. Hypoxia-preconditioning changed the miRNA microarray analysis results in H-EVs, such that miR-145-5p negatively regulated nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) by targeting SP1, induced microglial M2 polarization, alleviated endothelial cell dysfunction, and promoted brain function recovery. Intranasal delivery of hypoxia-induced BMSC-EVs showed great potential in the treatment of secondary TBI and revealed a novel mechanism by which miR-145-5p regulates inflammatory response and intercellular communication by inhibiting the SP1/NF-κB axis.

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Brain Injuries, TraumaticExtracellular VesiclesMesenchymal Stem CellsNeuroinflammatory DiseasesAdministration, IntranasalAnimalsBrainHumansMaleMiceMicrogliaMicroRNAsRatsMicroRNAs

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PMID41057947
PMCPMC12506410

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