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Table 2 Summary of studies on the role of MSC-ABs in multiple pathophysiological settings

From: Fate and long-lasting therapeutic effects of mesenchymal stromal/stem-like cells: mechanistic insights

Application

Source

Disease/Experimental model

Mechanism

Role

Target cell

Clues

Remarks

Ref

Proregenerative /Organ repair

M-BM

Aged mice

Activating autophagy, contributing to autolysosome formation

Rab7

BM-MSCs

Bone homeostasis maintenance

Lei et al., 2022

[276]

M-BM

Rat bone defect model

Promoting the viability of endogenous BMSCs

ROS/JNK Signaling

BM-MSCs

Promoting new bone formation

Li et al., 2022

[279]

H-UC,

H-BM

Mice apoptosis-deficient Fasmut and Bim−/− model

Assembling multiple nuclear DNA repair enzymes, such as the full-length PARP1, into ABs

PARP1

Recipient cells

Rescue of DNA damage and elimination of senescent cells.

Hung et al.,

2024

[278]

M-BM

Mice model

Metabolization in the integumentary skin and hair follicles

Wnt/β-catenin

Skin and hair follicle MSCs

Promoting wound healing and hair growth

Ma et al., 2023

[171]

R-BM

Rat myocardial infarction model

Regulate

autophagy

Activation

lysosome

function

EC

Improve angiogenesis and cardiac function

Liu et al., 2020

[274]

M-BM

Mouse skin wound healing model

Polarization M1 MQ toward M2

Migration and proliferation of fibroblasts

MQs, Fb

Accelerating

wound healing process

Liu et al., 2020

[174]

M-BM

Mouse acute liver failure model

Form a chimeric organelle complex with recipient Golgi, Golgi recovery and ploidy transition

SNARE-mediated membrane interaction

HC

Liver regeneration and protect against acute hepatic failure

Sui et al., 2021

[303]

H-UC

Rat acute lung injury model

Reducing lung neutrophil infiltration, total protein leakage, IFN-γ, boost in IL-4

Lowering myeloperoxidase activity

Neutrophils

Reducing the degree of injury in acute lung injury

Liu et al., 2016

[282]

M-AD

Rat sepsis syndrome model

Reduction TNF-α and creatinine levels, expressions of ICAM-1, MMP-9, TNF-α, NF-κB, Bax, caspase-3, PARP, increasing Bcl-2

Suppressing inflammation, apoptosis, oxidative stress and enhancing anti-oxidation and anti-apoptosis

Inflammatory cells CD68+

Protecting lung and kidney from damage

Sung et al.., 2013

[304]

H-DP

Mice and dog tooth implantation model

Elevating angiogenesis

Mitochondrial Tu translation elongation factor

EC

Pulp revascularization and / dental pulp regeneration

Li et al., 2022

[275]

H-AD

Rat model/in vitro

Enhancing proliferation and migration of EC and Fb.

promoting adipogenic differentiation and inhibit the fibrogenic differentiation of Fb

Modulating fibroblasts and endothelial cells

Fb

and EC

High-quality skin wound healing/reduce the area of scars

Dong et al., 2023

[277]

M-BM

Cardiotoxin injury tibialis anterior model

Increasing the

fusion index of myoblasts

Pannexin channel

Myoblasts

Promoting muscles

regeneration

Ye et al., 2023

[283]

Immunomodulation

H-BM

Rabbit hypertrophic scar model

Secretion of TSG-6

Activation of caspase-3

CD45- and CD3-positive cells

Regulated inflammation and preventing Scar formation

Liu et al., 2014

[281]

H-BM

Murine graft-versus-host disease model

Engulfment ABs by phagocytes

Production IDO

Phagocytes

Effecting immunosuppression

Galleu et al., 2017

[58]

M-BM

In vitro

Inhibition MQs to skew into M1, Suppressing the secretion of TNF-α

AMPK/SIRT1/NF-κB pathway

MQs

Inhibition osteoclast formation

Ye et al., 2022

[131]

Disease Treatment

M-BM

Mice periodontitis model

Interferes with the function of osteoclasts

miR-223-3p targets Itgb1

Osteoclasts

Inhibited osteoclast differentiation, alveolar bone resorption

Liu et al., 2023

[175]

H-DP

Mice allergic airway inflammation model

Rousting immunosuppressive reaction

Reduction eosinophil infiltration

EO

Suppressing allergic airway inflammation

Laing et al., 2018

[305]

H-UC

Murine acute endometrial damage and Rat intrauterine adhesions models

Induction macrophage immunomodulation, cell proliferation, and angiogenesis

Reduce fibrosis and promote endometrial regeneration

MQs

Endometrial regeneration and intrauterine adhesions treatment

Xin et al., 2022

[291]

M-BM

Murine lupus/ Murine arthritis

Inhibited CD25 expression and IL-2 production, Preventing Th17 differentiation and memory

PS

TCD4+

Amelioration of inflammation, lupus activity, and joint erosion in murine arthritis

Wang et al., 2023

[280]

H-BM

Mouse type 2 diabetes model

Induce

macrophage reprogramming

Calreticulin

MQs

Counteract T2D

Zheng et al., 2021

[264]

M-BM, H-AD, H-BM

Mice haemophilia A model

Activate platelet functions

Fas/FasL

linkage

Platelets

Ameliorate

haemophilia A

Zhang et al., 2022

[263]

M-BM

Mice osteopenia model

Activate the

Wnt/β-catenin

pathway

Ubiquitin ligase RNF146/miR-328-3p/Wnt

BM-MSCs

Rescue MSC impairment and ameliorate osteopenia

Liu et al., 2018

[172]

[170,171,172,173]

H-UC

Mice sepsis model

Accumulate in the bone marrow of septic mice, switch neutrophils NETosis to apoptosis

Fas ligand, electrostatic charge

Neutrophil

Amelioration multiple organ dysfunction and improve survival

Ou et al.,

2022

[298,299,300,301]

Antitumor activity

M-BM

Mice multiple myeloma model

Restoring Fas-mediated

apoptosis

Fas ligand

Multiple myeloma cell

Inhibition multiple myeloma cell growth

Wang el al., 2021

[306]

  1. Human bone marrow (H-BM), Human umbilical cord (H-UC), Human adipose tissue (H-AD), Lysosomal associated membrane protein 1 (LAMP1), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), Murine bone marrow (M-BM), Human dental pulp (H-DP), Endothelial cells (EC), Fibroblasts (Fb), Macrophage (MQ), Rat bone marrow (R-BM), Hepatocytes (HC), Eosinophil (EO), Phosphatidylserine (PS), Indole amine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), Ras-related protein 7 (Rab7), Reactive oxygen species (ROS)