Human placental mesenchymal stem cell derived exosomes exhibit anti-inflammatory effects via TLR4-mediated NF-κB/MAPK and PI3K signaling pathways

Pharmazie. 2022 Apr 10;77(3):112-117. doi: 10.1691/ph.2022.11082.

Abstract

Exosomes are a type of nanoparticles in 40-200 nm extracellular vesicles secreted from living cells, containing a plurality of biologically active substances, which can be used as carriers of intercellular delivery signals. Among them, mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-derived exosomes have been reported to play important roles in injury repair, alleviating inflammation; thus, MSC-derived exosomes have become hot spot in noncellular therapies. The role of human placental MSC-derived exosomes (hplMSC-Exos) in inflammation and their potential mechanisms are unclear. Therefore, we investigated the anti-inflammatory effects of hplMSC-Exos in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW264.7 cells and their intrinsic mechanisms. Our data demonstrated that hplMSCs-Exos can adjust inflammation by regulating TLR4-mediated NF-κB/MAPK and PI3K signaling pathways, indicating that hplMSCs-Exos can act as a new strategy for inflammatory treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology
  • Exosomes* / metabolism
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / metabolism
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells*
  • NF-kappa B / metabolism
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / metabolism
  • Placenta / metabolism
  • Pregnancy
  • Signal Transduction
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4* / metabolism

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • NF-kappa B
  • TLR4 protein, human
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4