PMID- 33779331 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220204 LR - 20220204 IS - 1477-0903 (Electronic) IS - 0960-3271 (Linking) VI - 40 IP - 10 DP - 2021 Oct TI - Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomes reduce apoptosis and inflammatory response during spinal cord injury by inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-kappaB signaling pathway. PG - 1612-1623 LID - 10.1177/09603271211003311 [doi] AB - Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most common destructive injuries, which may lead to permanent neurological dysfunction. Currently, transplantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in experimental models of SCI shows promise as effective therapies. BMSCs secrete various factors that can regulate the microenvironment, which is called paracrine effect. Among these paracrine substances, exosomes are considered to be the most valuable therapeutic factors. Our study found that BMSCs-derived exosomes therapy attenuated cell apoptosis and inflammation response in the injured spinal cord tissues. In in vitro studies, BMSCs-derived exosomes significantly inhibited lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced PC12 cell apoptosis, reduced the secretion of pro-inflammatory factors including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and IL (interleukin)-1beta and promoted the secretion of anti-inflammatory factors including IL-10 and IL-4. Moreover, we found that LPS-induced protein expression of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) and nuclear transcription factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) was significantly downregulated after treatment with BMSCs-derived exosomes. In in vivo studies, we found that hindlimb motor function was significantly improved in SCI rats with systemic administration of BMSCs-derived exosomes. We also observed that the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins and pro-inflammatory factors was significantly decreased, while the expression of anti-apoptotic proteins and anti-inflammatory factors were upregulated in SCI rats after exosome treatment. In conclusion, BMSCs-derived exosomes can inhibit apoptosis and inflammation response induced by injury and promote motor function recovery by inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF-kappaB signaling pathway, which suggests that BMSCs-derived exosomes are expected to become a new therapeutic strategy for SCI. FAU - Fan, Liying AU - Fan L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5298-7167 AD - Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China. FAU - Dong, Jun AU - Dong J AD - Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China. FAU - He, Xijing AU - He X AD - Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China. FAU - Zhang, Chun AU - Zhang C AD - Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China. FAU - Zhang, Ting AU - Zhang T AD - Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210329 PL - England TA - Hum Exp Toxicol JT - Human & experimental toxicology JID - 9004560 RN - 0 (Myd88 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Tlr4 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 4) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*physiology MH - Bone Marrow Cells/*physiology MH - Exosomes/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Inflammation/*metabolism MH - Male MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*physiology MH - Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88/genetics/metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/genetics/metabolism MH - PC12 Cells MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Spinal Cord Injuries/*metabolism MH - Toll-Like Receptor 4/genetics/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Spinal cord injury OT - bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells OT - exosomes OT - inflammatory response OT - the TLR4/MyD88/NF-kappaB pathway EDAT- 2021/03/30 06:00 MHDA- 2022/02/05 06:00 CRDT- 2021/03/29 12:33 PHST- 2021/03/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/02/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/03/29 12:33 [entrez] AID - 10.1177/09603271211003311 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hum Exp Toxicol. 2021 Oct;40(10):1612-1623. doi: 10.1177/09603271211003311. Epub 2021 Mar 29.