Table 1 Application of MSC-derived exsomes in liver diseases

From: Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes as a new therapeutic strategy for liver diseases

MSCs

miRNA/target genes

Animal strain

Disease model

Functions

Ref

hucMSCs

Unknown

Kunming mouse

CCl4-induced liver fibrosis

Inhibit hepatocytes EMT and collagen production through inactivating TGF-β1/Smad pathway

14

CP-MSCs

miR-125b/Smo

Sprague–Dawley rat

CCl4-induced liver fibrosis

Impede Hh signaling activation in HSCs by inhibiting Smo expression

15

AD-MSC-122

miR-122/P4HA1, IGF1R

C57BL/6 mouse

CCl4-induced liver fibrosis

Reduce the proliferation and activation of HSCs more effectively than naïve AD-MSCs

UPD

HuES9.E1 MSCs

Unknown

C57BL/6 mouse

CCl4, APAP or H2O2- induced liver injury

Increase hepatocyte proliferation by upregulating proliferation proteins and anti-apoptosis gene

13

AD-MSCs

Unknown

C57BL/6 mouse

Con A-induced acute liver failure

Reduce serum ALT and AST levels and proinflammatory cytokines production

UPD

AD-MSCs

Unknown

Fischer-344 rat

Rat N1S1 cell-bearing orthotopic HCC model

Suppress HCC by promoting NKT cell anti-tumor responses

16

AD-MSC-122

miR-122/CCNG1, ADAM10, etc.

BALB/c nu/nu mouse

HepG2 cell xenograft nude mice

Sensitize HCC to 5-FU or sorafenib therapy

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  1. Abbreviations: AD-MSCs, adipose tissue-derived MSCs; AD-MSC-122, miR-122-expressed AD-MSCs; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CP-MSCs, chorionic plate-derived MSCs; HuES9.E1 MSCs, hESC-derived HuES9.E1 MSCs; hucMSCs, human umbilical cord MSCs; UPD, our unpublished data; 5-Fu, 5-fluorouracil.