Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2018, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (21): 3393-3400.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.0516

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Microvesicles and exosomes in the lung diseases

Luo Deng1, Ran Wen-zhuo2, Ye Ying-chun1, Gao Ling1   

  1. 1Department of Endocrinology, Eastern Branch of Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430000, Hubei Province, China; 2Clinical Laboratory, Wuhan No. 1 Hospital, Wuhan 430023, Hubei Province, China
  • Revised:2018-03-27 Online:2018-07-28 Published:2018-07-28
  • Contact: Ye Ying-chun, Master, Attending physician, Department of Endocrinology, Eastern Branch of Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430000, Hubei Province, China
  • About author:Luo Deng, Ph.D., Attending physician, Department of Endocrinology, Eastern Branch of Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430000, Hubei Province, China
  • Supported by:

    Independent Research Project of Wuhan University of China, No. 2042017kf0084; Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province, No. 2018CFB230

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Microvesicles/exosomes as mediators for intercellular transfer can improve function of recipient cells, protect damaged tissues and predict the development of diseases. They have the potential to become a new treatment strategy for a variety of lung diseases.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the application of microvesicles/exosomes in lung diseases.
METHODS: The authors retrieved PubMed, CNKI and WanFang databases for relative articles addressing the application of stem cell-derived microvesicles/exosomes in lung diseases published from January 2007 to December 2017. The keywords were “exosome, microvesicle, microparticle, extracellular vesicles, lung, pulmonary, pneumonic, pulmonary, pulmonic” in English and Chinese, respectively. The irrelative and repetitive literatures were excluded.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Finally 68 eligible literatures were enrolled based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Microvesicles/ exosomes cannot be phagocytosed because of their small diameter. They play a pivotal role in cell-to-cell communication depending on mRNAs, microRNAs and proteins within them. As a new paracrine protein involved in the physiological and pathological microenvironment, microvesicles/exosomes may be the promising strategy for the diagnosis or prognostic prediction of lung diseases. Microvesicles/exosomes carrying bioactive substances promote angiogenesis, cell proliferation and migration. They are deemed to be a potential target for the modulation of lung diseases. In addition, microvesicles/exosomes can relieve edema, reduce pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion and promote injury repair in animal respiratory disease models. Compared to the traditional therapy, they have more advantages in diagnosis and prognosis of lung diseases. However, the use of microvesicles/exosomes is still at its initial stage. A series of problems, including sources, active constituent and dosage of microvesicles/exosomes, are needed to be resolved in the future.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程

Key words: Exosomes, Lung Diseases, Review, Tissue Engineering

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