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Exosomes secreted by adipose mesenchymal stem cells overexpressing circPIP5K1C exert.

Gu X., Liang L., Lu C., Wang J., Hua B., Li W.

Animal Study, published in Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis (2024) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Animal Study
Journal
Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis (2024)
Country
Netherlands
Reported sample size
—
Source database
PubMed
PMID
38718844
DOI
10.1016/j.bbadis.2024.167223

Abstract (original English)

Erectile dysfunction (ED) seriously affects men's normal life, and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has been diagnosed as a causative factor. Currently, exosomes secreted by adipose mesenchymal stem cells (ADSC) have been used in the non-clinical experimental treatment of ED disease with prominent efficacy due to the advantages of high stability and no immune exclusion. In this study, chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) exposure was used to induce ED-corresponding phenotypes in Sprague Dawley (SD) rats as well as in cavernous smooth muscle cells (CCSMCs). ED symptoms were treated using exosomes secreted by ADSCs overexpressing circPIP5K1C (EXO-circ) injected into the rat corpus cavernosum. EXO-circ has the effect of ameliorating ED induced by CIH exposure in rats, the mechanism of which is to promote the expression of the downstream target gene SMURF1 after adsorption of miR-153-3p through the sponge so that SMURF1 and PFKFB3 occur protein-protein binding and ubiquitination degradation of PFKFB3 appears to inhibit the occurrence of spongiotic smooth muscle cells glycolysis, and to restore the function of the smooth muscle. These findings show that EXO-circ have a promising therapeutic potential in OSA-induced ED.

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.

How we grade evidence
AnimalsMesenchymal Stem CellsExosomesMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyUbiquitin-Protein LigasesErectile DysfunctionMyocytes, Smooth MuscleMicroRNAs

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