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ReviewJournal of immunology research2026

The Role of MicroRNAs in Treg-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: A Narrative Review Focusing on Immune-Related Diseases.

Yudong Gao, Juncheng Zhou, Yuwen Mao, Mingxuan Yuan, Reyihanguli Yimin, Fengbo Zhang

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Review in Journal of immunology research, 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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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Yudong GaoThe Second Clinical Medical College of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1375-2357
Juncheng ZhouThe Second Clinical Medical College of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2815-0446
Yuwen MaoThe Second Clinical Medical College of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5971-203X
Mingxuan YuanThe Second Clinical Medical College of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5761-1898
Reyihanguli YiminThe Second Clinical Medical College of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4528-6681
Fengbo ZhangState Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China, xjmu.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5795-8672

Funding

Henan Key Laboratory of Immunology and Targeted Drugs Project HNKLITD2022001National College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program 202410760007State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia Fund SKL-HIDCA-2022-JZ6
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are a unique class of immunosuppressive cells that play a key role in managing immune-related diseases. Growing evidence indicates that the immunosuppressive effects of Tregs also rely on cell-to-cell interactions that are facilitated by the secretion of extracellular vesicles (EVs). Treg-derived EVs (Treg-EVs) are lipid bilayer vesicles that are released from Tregs and have been shown to promote intercellular communication and facilitate immune regulation by transferring various messenger RNAs (mRNAs), microRNAs (miRNAs), and proteins. miRNAs are small, noncoding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression after transcription and can influence multiple target genes by binding to the 3'-untranslated region (UTR) of target mRNAs to exert influence on a wide array of cellular functions. Although the roles of miRNAs and Treg-EVs in various diseases have been extensively studied, the regulatory functions of the different miRNAs within Treg-EVs in immune-related diseases remain largely unexplored. In this narrative review, we investigate the functional roles of Tregs and their derived EVs in immune regulation. Then, we discuss the specific roles of miRNAs within Treg-EVs in the context of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), autoimmune vasculitis, multiple sclerosis (MS), and kidney and skin allografts by investigating recent research in autoimmune diseases and transplantation. In these situations, different Treg-EVs can support the treatment of immune-related conditions by delivering miRNAs to specific immune cells and promoting immunosuppression through multiple mechanisms.

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Extracellular VesiclesImmune System DiseasesMicroRNAsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAnimalsArthritis, RheumatoidAutoimmune DiseasesCell CommunicationGene Expression RegulationHumansImmunomodulationMicroRNAsextracellular vesiclesimmune regulationimmune-related diseasesmicroRNAsregulatory T cells

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PMID41884988
PMCPMC13140230

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