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. 2023 Dec;176(2):253-259.
doi: 10.1007/s10517-024-06005-2. Epub 2024 Jan 10.

The Influence of Exosomes Derived from Mesenchymal Stem Cells on the Development of Fibrosis In Vitro

M P Valikhov  1 , A V Chadin  2 , S V Shport  2
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The Influence of Exosomes Derived from Mesenchymal Stem Cells on the Development of Fibrosis In Vitro

M P Valikhov et al. Bull Exp Biol Med. 2023 Dec.

Abstract

We studied the effect of exosomes derived from mesenchymal stem cells on the synthesis of collagen I and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) by rat fibroblast culture. Exosomes were isolated from the verified culture of mesenchymal stem cells and also verified. Fibrosis was modeled using a fibroblast culture supplemented with recombinant TGF-β1 (5 ng/ml) and immunocytochemical analysis of the expression of collagen I and α-SMA markers was carried out. After 6-day incubation, the expression of the studied markers increased in comparison with the control. Addition of exosomes to the fibroblast culture reduced the production of collagen and SMA, which allows considering exosomes as a promising drug for the treatment of pathologies associated with fibrosis.

Keywords: collagen I; exosomes; fibrosis; mesenchymal stem cells (MSC).

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