Effects of Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Mesenchymal Stem/stromal Cells on Liver Diseases.

Effects of Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Mesenchymal Stem/stromal Cells on Liver Diseases.
Curr Stem Cell Res Ther. 2019 Mar 08;:
Authors: Zheng W, Yang Y, Sequeira RC, Bishop CE, Atala A, Gu Z, Zhao W
Abstract
Therapeutic effects of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) transplantation have been observed in various disease models. However, it is thought that MSCs-mediated effects largely depend on the paracrine manner of secreting cytokines, growth factors, and extracellular vesicles (EVs). Similarly, MSCs-derived EVs also showed therapeutic benefits in various liver diseases through alleviating fibrosis, improving regeneration of hepatocytes, and regulating immune activity. This review provides an overview of the MSCs, their EVs, and their therapeutic potential in treating various liver diseases including liver fibrosis, acute and chronic liver injury, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). More specifically, the mechanisms by which MSC-EVs induce therapeutic benefits in liver diseases will be covered. In addition, comparisons between MSCs and their EVs were also evaluated as regenerative medicine against liver diseases. While the mechanisms of action and clinical efficacy must continue to be evaluated and verified, MSCs-derived EVs currently show tremendous potential and promise as a regenerative medicine treatment for liver disease in the future.
PMID: 30854976 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Current Stem Cell Research and Therapy - March 7, 2019 Category: Stem Cells Authors: Zheng W, Yang Y, Sequeira RC, Bishop CE, Atala A, Gu Z, Zhao W Tags: Curr Stem Cell Res Ther Source Type: research