Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2020, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (27): 4349-4355.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2801

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Mechanism and progress of exosomes in the treatment of nonunion

Lai Yu1, Han Jie2   

  1. 1Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530011, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China; 2Department of Joint and Sports Medicine, Ruikang Hospital, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530011, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
  • Received:2019-12-30 Revised:2020-01-07 Accepted:2020-02-26 Online:2020-09-28 Published:2020-09-09
  • Contact: Han Jie, Associate chief physician, Master’s supervisor, Department of Joint and Sports Medicine, Ruikang Hospital, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530011, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
  • About author:Lai Yu, Master candidate, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530011, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81760796, 81960803; the Basic Ability Improvement Project of Young Teachers from Guangxi Universities, No. 2019KY0352; the School-Level Scientific Research Project of Guangxi University of Chinese medicine in 2019, No. 2019QN027; the First-Class Discipline Project of Guangxi University of Chinese medicine, No. 2019XK029

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Bone nonunion is a common complication after fracture, which brings great distress to patients. With the continuous development of exosomal technology, exosomes gradually show their advantages in the treatment of nonunion, which has become a new research direction in medical work.

OBJECTIVE: To summarize the researches in and outside China and explore the role of exosomes in the treatment of nonunion.



METHODS: The authors retrieved related Chinese articles published from 2003 to 2019 in Wanfang database, CNKI and VIP database with the key words of “exosomes, nonunion, bone remodeling, bone regeneration, vascular injury, osteoblasts, osteoclasts” and related English articles published from 2003 to 2019 in PubMed with the key words of “exosomes, nonunion, bone remodeling”. Totally 50 articles were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) In recent years, more and more attention has been paid to the study of exosomes on bone nonunion. MiRNAs and proteins in exosomes can affect bone nonunion by affecting the differentiation of osteocytes. (2) Studies have found that exosomes can treat bone nonunion by regulating bone remodeling, promoting vascular repair, and improving systemic diseases. (3) However, the current research on exosomes is still in the experimental stage. The specific method of how to better apply it to clinical treatment needs further exploration.

Key words: exosomes, bone nonunion, miRNA, bone remodeling, vascular injury

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