Tissue Eng Regen Med.  2021 Aug;18(4):537-548. 10.1007/s13770-020-00316-x.

Human Adipose Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes: A Key Player in Wound Healing

Affiliations
  • 1Cell Therapy Center, Severance Hospital, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
  • 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
  • 3Department of Plastic Surgery, Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju 26426, Republic of Korea
  • 4Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea

Abstract

Background
Human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AMSCs) are an attractive resource for wound healing because their regenerative capacity improves injury repair. Recently, stem cell-derived exosomes have been shown to play a positive role in stem cell-based therapies. However, the effects of exosomes derived from AMSCs (AEXOs) on wound healing are unclear. In this study, we aimed to examine the role of AEXOs in attenuating inflammation and explore their effects in normal wound healing.
Methods
We isolated exosomes from AMSCs and established a cellular model of inflammation by treatment with the inflammatory cytokines, interferon gamma and tumor necrosis factor alpha, to determine whether AEXOs can inhibit inflammation. We examined the wound healing effects of AEXOs in in vitro wound healing models and performed a miRNA array to understand the role of AEXOs in inflammation and wound healing.
Results
A significant difference was observed in wound closure and the expression of anti-inflammatory and wound-healing-related factors between control and AEXO-treated cells.
Conclusion
Our results showed that besides alleviating the inflammation response, AEXOs also promote wound healing. Thus, AEXOs represent a novel, stem-cell-based, therapeutic strategy for wound healing.

Keyword

Adipose-derived stem cells; Exosomes; Inflammation; Wound healing
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