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Adipose Tissue-Derived Exosome and miR-142a-3p Alleviate Acute Lung Injury by Inhibiting HMGB1-Driven Autophagy.

Long Q., Chen K., Li Y., Peng R., Yan Y., Ma J.

Animal Study, published in Cells (2026) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Animal Study
Journal
Cells (2026)
Country
Switzerland
Reported sample size
—
Source database
PubMed
PMID
41677626
PMCID
PMC12897417
DOI
10.3390/cells15030264

Abstract (original English)

Acute lung injury (ALI) is a clinically severe respiratory disorder, of which autophagy is the crucial mechanism. Exosomes have the potential to treat ALI, but the role of adipose-derived exosomes (ADEs) in the autophagy of ALI remains unclear. Using an LPS-induced ALI model, the effects of ADE isolated from a lean or diet-induced-obese (DIO) mouse and ADE-carried miRNAs were investigated. After administration of ADEs, the levels of autophagy-related molecules were determined by qRT-PCR, Western blotting, and immunohistochemical staining. Then, a miRNA targeting HMGB1 was screened by bioinformatic analysis and a dual-luciferase reporter assay, and its effect on the HMGB1-driven autophagy in an ALI mouse was investigated as ADEs. The data showed that LPS caused lung injury and activated HMGB1-driven autophagy. The ADEs from a lean mouse or DIO mouse significantly alleviated histopathological lesions, and they inhibited HMGB1-driven autophagy by down-regulating LC3, Beclin-1, and Atg5; the effects of ADEs were not significantly different between a lean and DIO mouse. Of the miRNAs carried by ADE, moreover, miR-142a-3p could specifically bind to HMGB1 mRNA, and up-regulation of pulmonary miR-142a-3p suppressed HMGB1-driven autophagy and relieved lung injuries. Our results indicated that miR-142a-3p and ADEs mitigate LPS-induced ALI by inhibiting HMGB1-driven autophagy, providing n

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is preclinical work; animal or laboratory results cannot be applied to humans.

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Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

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AnimalsMicroRNAsHMGB1 ProteinExosomesAutophagyAcute Lung InjuryMiceMice, Inbred C57BLAdipose TissueMale

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