Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Adipose Stem Cells Alleviate Systemic Sclerosis by Inhibiting TGF-β Pathway
- Authors
- Kim, Eunae; Kim, Hark Kyun; Sul, Jae Hoon; Lee, Jeongmi; Baek, Seung Hyun; Cho, Yoonsuk; Han, Jihoon; Kim, Junsik; Park, Sunyoung; Park, Jae Hyung; Cho, Yong Woo; Jo, Dong-Gyu
- Issue Date
- Jul-2024
- Publisher
- 한국응용약물학회
- Keywords
- Systemic sclerosis; Extracellular vesicle; Exosome; Adipose stem cell; TGF-6
- Citation
- Biomolecules & Therapeutics, v.32, no.4, pp 432 - 441
- Pages
- 10
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- Biomolecules & Therapeutics
- Volume
- 32
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 432
- End Page
- 441
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/119903
- DOI
- 10.4062/biomolther.2023.191
- ISSN
- 1976-9148
2005-4483
- Abstract
- Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammatory reactions and fibrosis. Myofibroblasts are considered therapeutic targets for preventing and reversing the pathogenesis of fibrosis in systemic sclerosis. Although the mechanisms that differentiate into myofibroblasts are diverse, transforming growth factor 6 (TGF-6) is known to be a key mediator of fibrosis in systemic sclerosis. This study investigated the effects of extracellular vesicles derived from human adipose stem cells (ASC-EVs) in an in vivo systemic sclerosis model and in vitro TGF-61-induced dermal fibroblasts. The therapeutic effects of ASC-EVs on the in vivo systemic sclerosis model were evaluated based on dermal thickness and the number of alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA)expressing cells using hematoxylin and eosin staining and immunohistochemistry. Administration of ASC-EVs decreased both the dermal thickness and alpha-SMA expressing cell number as well as the mRNA levels of fibrotic genes, such as Acta2 , Ccn2 , Col1a1 and Comp . Additionally, we discovered that ASC-EVs can decrease the expression of alpha-SMA and CTGF and suppress the TGF-6 pathway by inhibiting the activation of SMAD2 in dermal fibroblasts induced by TGF-61. Finally, TGF-61-induced dermal fibroblasts underwent selective death through ASC-EVs treatment. These results indicate that ASC-EVs could provide a therapeutic approach for preventing and reversing systemic sclerosis.
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