Extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stem cells: A platform that can be engineered

Histol Histopathol. 2021 Jun;36(6):615-632. doi: 10.14670/HH-18-297. Epub 2021 Jan 5.

Abstract

Mesenchymal stem cells play an important role in tissue damage and repair. This role is mainly due to a paracrine mechanism, and extracellular vesicles (EVs) are an important part of the paracrine function. EVs play a vital role in many aspects of cell homeostasis, physiology, and pathology, and EVs can be used as clinical biomarkers, vaccines, or drug delivery vehicles. A large number of studies have shown that EVs derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSC-EVs) play an important role in the treatment of various diseases. However, the problems of low production, low retention rate, and poor targeting of MSC-EVs are obstacles to current clinical applications. The engineering transformation of MSC-EVs can make up for those shortcomings, thereby improving treatment efficiency. This review summarizes the latest research progress of MSC-EV direct and indirect engineering transformation from the aspects of improving MSC-EV retention rate, yield, targeting, and MSC-EV visualization research, and proposes some feasible MSC-EV engineering methods of transformation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biomarkers
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Extracellular Vesicles* / chemistry
  • Extracellular Vesicles* / drug effects
  • Extracellular Vesicles* / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells* / metabolism
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells* / physiology
  • Translational Science, Biomedical / methods

Substances

  • Biomarkers