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Hijacking the Cellular Mail: Exosome Mediated Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Joint Authors
Ravindran, Sriram
Narayanan, Raghuvaran
Huang, Chun-Chieh
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-01-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Abstract EN
Bone transplantation is one of the most widely performed clinical procedures.
Consequently, bone regeneration using mesenchymal stem cells and tissue engineering strategies is one of the most widely researched fields in regenerative medicine.
Recent scientific consensus indicates that a biomimetic approach is required to achieve proper regeneration of any tissue.
Exosomes are nanovesicles secreted by cells that act as messengers that influence cell fate.
Although exosomal function has been studied with respect to cancer and immunology, the role of exosomes as inducers of stem cell differentiation has not been explored.
We hypothesized that exosomes can be used as biomimetic tools for regenerative medicine.
In this study we have explored the use of cell-generated exosomes as tools to induce lineage specific differentiation of stem cells.
Our results indicate that proosteogenic exosomes isolated from cell cultures can induce lineage specific differentiation of naïve MSCs in vitro and in vivo.
Additionally, exosomes can also bind to matrix proteins such as type I collagen and fibronectin enabling them to be tethered to biomaterials.
Overall, the results from this study show the potential of cell derived exosomes in bone regenerative medicine and opens up new avenues for future research.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Narayanan, Raghuvaran& Huang, Chun-Chieh& Ravindran, Sriram. 2016. Hijacking the Cellular Mail: Exosome Mediated Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Stem Cells International،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1116436
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Narayanan, Raghuvaran…[et al.]. Hijacking the Cellular Mail: Exosome Mediated Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Stem Cells International Vol. 2016, no. 2016 (2015), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1116436
American Medical Association (AMA)
Narayanan, Raghuvaran& Huang, Chun-Chieh& Ravindran, Sriram. Hijacking the Cellular Mail: Exosome Mediated Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Stem Cells International. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1116436
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1116436