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ArticleAdvanced biology2026

Mechanical Cues and Lineage Commitment Govern the Angiogenic Potential of Mesenchymal Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles.

Carolina S Martins, Mimma Maggio, Cansu Gorgun, Mathieu Y Brunet, Marko Dobricic, R Almasri, Fergal J O'Brien, Lorraine O'Driscoll, David A Hoey

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Article in Advanced biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Extracellular vesicle-mediated crosstalk in bone: miR-150-5p as a mechanosensitive regulator of osteoclastogenesis.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
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9 authors.

Carolina S MartinsTrinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
Mimma MaggioTrinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
Cansu GorgunTrinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
Mathieu Y BrunetTrinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
Marko DobricicTissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
R AlmasriSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, & Trinity St. James's Cancer Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Fergal J O'BrienTissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Lorraine O'DriscollSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, & Trinity St. James's Cancer Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
David A HoeyTrinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5898-0409

Funding

Horizon 2020 Framework Programme 814495Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology IRCLA/2019/49Research Ireland Enterprise Partnership Scheme EPSPD/2024/676Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future Project Grant 684(19/FFP/6533)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone regeneration requires a finely tuned interplay between osteogenesis and angiogenesis. While current treatments, such as auto/allografts, provide support, they often fail to promote adequate vascularization necessary for complete repair. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), as mediators of intercellular communication, have emerged as promising acellular nanotechnologies for tissue regeneration due to their bioactive cargo and low immunogenicity. Mechanical stimulation, a known enhancer of bone cell function, can modulate EV cargo and potentially improve regenerative efficacy. In this study, we investigated how mechanical stimulation and the stage of mesenchymal lineage commitment influence the angiogenic potential of secretomes and EVs derived from mesenchymal stromal/stem cells, osteoblasts, and osteocytes. Our findings reveal that both cell mechanical stimulation and their differentiation stage significantly modulate the angiogenic properties of the resulting EVs. Among the tested conditions, mechanically-stimulated osteocyte-derived EVs demonstrate superior angiogenesis, promoting endothelial cell migration, tube formation, and CD31 expression. These effects were further validated in a pre-clinical ex ovo chick chorioallantoic membrane assay, where robust neovascularization was observed. This work highlights the critical role of both mechanical cues and cell differentiation stage in regulating the angiogenic capacity of EVs and proposes mechanically activated osteocyte-derived EVs as a novel pro-angiogenic nanotherapeutic for bone repair.

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AngiogenesisCell LineageExtracellular VesiclesMesenchymal Stem CellsNeovascularization, PhysiologicAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell MovementChorioallantoic MembraneEndothelial CellsHumansOsteoblastsOsteocytesOsteogenesisextracellular vesiclesfluid shearmechanobiologyMSCosteoblastosteocyte

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PMID41715935
PMCPMC12921385

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