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Genetic communication by extracellular vesicles is an important mechanism underlying stem cell-based therapy-mediated protection against acute kidney injury.

Abstract
Stem cell-based therapy appears to be a promising new candidate for acute kidney injury (AKI) management. Traditionally, it has been accepted that the mechanism underlying the regenerative effect of stem cells is based on their paracrine/endocrine activity, including release of bioactive factors that act on injured renal cells and presentation of proangiogenic, antiapoptotic, antioxidative, and immunomodulatory effects. Recently, multiple studies have confirmed that extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a kind of vesicle rich in a broad variety of biologically active molecules, including lipids, proteins, and, in particular, nucleic acids. EVs are able to transfer genetic information to target cells, alter target gene regulatory networks, and exert biological effects. Stem cell-derived EVs (SC-EVs) are emerging as potent genetic information sources that deliver mRNAs and miRNAs to injured renal cells and exert renoprotective effects during AKI. On the other hand, EVs originating from injured renal cells also contain genetic information that is believed to be able to influence phenotypic and functional changes in stem cells, favoring renal recovery. In this review, we summarize studies providing evidence of genetic communication during the application of stem cells in preclinical AKI models, aiming to clarify the mechanism and describe the therapeutic effects of stem cell-based therapy in AKI patients.
AuthorsLingfei Zhao, Chenxia Hu, Ping Zhang, Hua Jiang, Jianghua Chen
JournalStem cell research & therapy (Stem Cell Res Ther) Vol. 10 Issue 1 Pg. 119 (04 17 2019) ISSN: 1757-6512 [Electronic] England
PMID30995947 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
Chemical References
  • MicroRNAs
Topics
  • Acute Kidney Injury (genetics, metabolism, pathology, therapy)
  • Animals
  • Cell Communication
  • Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy
  • Extracellular Vesicles (genetics, metabolism)
  • Humans
  • MicroRNAs (genetics, metabolism)
  • Stem Cells (metabolism, pathology)

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