PMID- 35021769 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220210 IS - 2576-6422 (Electronic) IS - 2576-6422 (Linking) VI - 3 IP - 9 DP - 2020 Sep 21 TI - Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes for Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. PG - 6384-6393 LID - 10.1021/acsabm.0c00831 [doi] AB - Recent breakthroughs in the field of stem cell therapy have brought hope to the treatment of mental diseases. Animal experiments and clinical studies have shown that transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) has a positive effect on the treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the therapeutic efficacy of the MSC transplants was primarily associated with the signals and molecules secreted by the MSCs. Exosomes, for example, the secreted organelles from MSCs, carry bioactive molecules of the MSCs that are essential for the therapeutic effects in ASD treatment. This then inspires us to explore the intranasal delivery of MSC exosomes to brain tissues for the treatment of ASD. Exosomes from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) that efficiently enter the brain tissue through the intranasal route restore the social ability of the mice and correct the repeated stereotyped behaviors and other abnormal phenotypes in the offspring of valproic acid (VPA)-treated mice, which show autism-like symptoms. The therapeutic efficacy can be attributed at least partially to the anti-inflammatory effect of the MSC exosomes. This work thereby reports brain-specific delivery of hUC-MSC exosomes, as a cell-free therapy to relieve autism-related phenotypes, providing a promising direction for the treatment of mental development disorders. FAU - Liang, Yujie AU - Liang Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0860-4859 AD - Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Shenzhen Kangning Hospital, Shenzhen Mental Health Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Psychological Healthcare & Shenzhen Institute of Mental Health, Shenzhen 518003, China. AD - Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China. FAU - Duan, Li AU - Duan L AD - Department of Orthopedics, Shenzhen Intelligent Orthopaedics and Biomedical Innovation Platform, Guangdong Artificial Intelligence Biomedical Innovation Platform, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518035, China. FAU - Xu, Xiao AU - Xu X AD - Department of Orthopedics, Shenzhen Intelligent Orthopaedics and Biomedical Innovation Platform, Guangdong Artificial Intelligence Biomedical Innovation Platform, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518035, China. FAU - Li, Xingfu AU - Li X AD - Department of Orthopedics, Shenzhen Intelligent Orthopaedics and Biomedical Innovation Platform, Guangdong Artificial Intelligence Biomedical Innovation Platform, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518035, China. FAU - Liu, Min AU - Liu M AD - Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China. FAU - Chen, Hongfei AU - Chen H AD - Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China. FAU - Lu, Jianping AU - Lu J AD - Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Shenzhen Kangning Hospital, Shenzhen Mental Health Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Psychological Healthcare & Shenzhen Institute of Mental Health, Shenzhen 518003, China. AD - School of Medicine Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China. FAU - Xia, Jiang AU - Xia J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8112-7625 AD - Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200831 PL - United States TA - ACS Appl Bio Mater JT - ACS applied bio materials JID - 101729147 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - autism spectrum disorder OT - exosome OT - human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells OT - inflammation OT - intranasal EDAT- 2020/09/21 00:00 MHDA- 2020/09/21 00:01 CRDT- 2022/01/13 05:32 PHST- 2022/01/13 05:32 [entrez] PHST- 2020/09/21 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/09/21 00:01 [medline] AID - 10.1021/acsabm.0c00831 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - ACS Appl Bio Mater. 2020 Sep 21;3(9):6384-6393. doi: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00831. Epub 2020 Aug 31.