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Review
. 2020 Dec 16;21(24):9598.
doi: 10.3390/ijms21249598.

Extracellular Vesicles from Adipose Tissue Stem Cells in Diabetes and Associated Cardiovascular Disease; Pathobiological Impact and Therapeutic Potential

Alina Constantin  1 , Alexandru Filippi  1 , Nicoleta Alexandru  1 , Miruna Nemecz  1 , Adriana Georgescu  1
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Review

Extracellular Vesicles from Adipose Tissue Stem Cells in Diabetes and Associated Cardiovascular Disease; Pathobiological Impact and Therapeutic Potential

Alina Constantin et al. Int J Mol Sci. .

Abstract

Adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ADSCs) are pluripotent mesenchymal stem cells found in relatively high percentages in the adipose tissue and able to self-renew and differentiate into many different types of cells. "Extracellular vesicles (EVs), small membrane vesicular structures released during cell activation, senescence, or apoptosis, act as mediators for long distance communication between cells, transferring their specific bioactive molecules into host target cells". There is a general consensus on how to define and isolate ADSCs, however, multiple separation and characterization protocols are being used in the present which complicate the results' integration in a single theory on ADSCs' and their derived factors' way of action. Metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are mainly caused by abnormal adipose tissue size, distribution and metabolism and so ADSCs and their secretory factors such as EVs are currently investigated as therapeutics in these diseases. Moreover, due to their relatively easy isolation and propagation in culture and their differentiation ability, ADSCs are being employed in preclinical studies of implantable devices or prosthetics. This review aims to provide a comprehensive summary of the current knowledge on EVs secreted from ADSCs both as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutics in diabetes and associated cardiovascular disease, the molecular mechanisms involved, as well as on the use of ADSC differentiation potential in cardiovascular tissue repair and prostheses.

Keywords: adipose tissue-derived stem cells; cardiovascular disease; diabetes; extracellular vesicles.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Relevance of extracellular vesicles from adipose tissue stem cells in pathophysiology of diabetes and associated cardiovascular disease: extracellular vesicles as diagnostic biomarkers, direct mediators and therapeutic strategies.
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Effects of extracellular vesicles from adipose tissue stem cells on different organs involved in the pathology of diabetes and associated cardiovascular disease.
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