Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes: applications in regenerative medicine

MD Hade, CN Suire, Z Suo - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Exosomes are a type of extracellular vesicles, produced within multivesicular bodies, that
are then released into the extracellular space through a merging of the multivesicular body …

Shattering barriers toward clinically meaningful MSC therapies

O Levy, R Kuai, EMJ Siren, D Bhere, Y Milton… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
More than 1050 clinical trials are registered at FDA. gov that explore multipotent
mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) for nearly every clinical application imaginable …

An integrated view of anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic targets for the treatment of NASH

F Tacke, T Puengel, R Loomba, SL Friedman - Journal of Hepatology, 2023 - Elsevier
Successful development of treatments for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and its
progressive form, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), has been challenging. Because …

Minimally invasive delivery of therapeutic agents by hydrogel injection into the pericardial cavity for cardiac repair

D Zhu, Z Li, K Huang, TG Caranasos, JS Rossi… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Cardiac patches are an effective way to deliver therapeutics to the heart. However, such
procedures are normally invasive and difficult to perform. Here, we develop and test a …

Mesenchymal stromal cell apoptosis is required for their therapeutic function

SHM Pang, J D'Rozario, S Mendonca, T Bhuvan… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) ameliorate a wide range of diseases in
preclinical models, but the lack of clarity around their mechanisms of action has impeded …

Angiogenesis after acute myocardial infarction

X Wu, MR Reboll, M Korf-Klingebiel… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Acute myocardial infarction (MI) inflicts massive injury to the coronary microcirculation
leading to vascular disintegration and capillary rarefication in the infarct region. Tissue …

A metal-organic framework-based immunomodulatory nanoplatform for anti-atherosclerosis treatment

Z Xu, Z Wu, S Huang, K Ye, Y Jiang, J Liu, J Liu… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Immunomodulatory therapy has become a promising method for the clinical treatment of
many diseases. Recently, pilot studies revealed that immunomodulatory therapy exhibited …

Native and bioengineered extracellular vesicles for cardiovascular therapeutics

RC de Abreu, H Fernandes… - Nature reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a heterogeneous group of natural particles that are relevant
to the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. These endogenous vesicles have certain …

Immune cells and immunotherapy for cardiac injury and repair

JG Rurik, H Aghajanian, JA Epstein - Circulation research, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Cardiac injury remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite
significant advances, a full understanding of why the heart fails to fully recover function after …

Cardiac fibrosis: Myofibroblast-mediated pathological regulation and drug delivery strategies

M Liu, BL de Juan Abad, K Cheng - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Cardiac fibrosis remains an unresolved problem in heart diseases. After initial injury, cardiac
fibroblasts (CFs) are activated and subsequently differentiate into myofibroblasts (myoFbs) …