Therapeutic roles of mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles in cancer

Z Weng, B Zhang, C Wu, F Yu, B Han, B Li… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell-derived membrane structures enclosing proteins, lipids,
RNAs, metabolites, growth factors, and cytokines. EVs have emerged as essential …

Targeting cancer stem cell pathways for cancer therapy

L Yang, P Shi, G Zhao, J Xu, W Peng, J Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Since cancer stem cells (CSCs) were first identified in leukemia in 1994, they have been
considered promising therapeutic targets for cancer therapy. These cells have self-renewal …

Immunomodulation by mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs): mechanisms of action of living, apoptotic, and dead MSCs

ARR Weiss, MH Dahlke - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Expectations on mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) treatment are high, especially in the fields of
sepsis, transplant medicine, and autoimmune diseases. Various pre-clinical studies have …

Mesenchymal stromal cell therapies: immunomodulatory properties and clinical progress

X Wu, J Jiang, Z Gu, J Zhang, Y Chen, X Liu - Stem cell research & …, 2020 - Springer
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are a subset of heterogeneous non-hematopoietic
fibroblast-like cells that can differentiate into cells of multiple lineages, such as …

Targeting the tumour stroma to improve cancer therapy

KC Valkenburg, AE De Groot, KJ Pienta - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2018 - nature.com
Cancers are not composed merely of cancer cells alone; instead, they are complex
'ecosystems' comprising many different cell types and noncellular factors. The tumour stroma …

[HTML][HTML] Brain-derived neurotrophic factor: a key molecule for memory in the healthy and the pathological brain

M Miranda, JF Morici, MB Zanoni… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a key molecule involved in plastic changes
related to learning and memory. The expression of BDNF is highly regulated, and can lead …

Intranasal delivery of mesenchymal stem cell derived exosomes loaded with phosphatase and tensin homolog siRNA repairs complete spinal cord injury

S Guo, N Perets, O Betzer, S Ben-Shaul, A Sheinin… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) usually suffer from permanent neurological deficits,
while spontaneous recovery and therapeutic efficacy are limited. Here, we demonstrate that …

Development of extracellular vesicle therapeutics: Challenges, considerations, and opportunities

B Claridge, J Lozano, QH Poh… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) hold great promise as therapeutic modalities due to their
endogenous characteristics, however, further bioengineering refinement is required to …

A nanodrug consisting of doxorubicin and exosome derived from mesenchymal stem cells for osteosarcoma treatment in vitro

H Wei, J Chen, S Wang, F Fu, X Zhu, C Wu… - International journal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The primary goal of the present study was to develop the nano-drug consisting of
doxorubicin and exosome derived from mesenchymal stem cells, and to explore its effect on …

Manufacturing of primed mesenchymal stromal cells for therapy

JQ Yin, J Zhu, JA Ankrum - Nature biomedical engineering, 2019 - nature.com
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) for basic research and clinical applications are
manufactured and developed as unique cell products by many different manufacturers and …