Current understanding of MSC-derived exosomes in the management of knee osteoarthritis

Madhan Jeyaraman, Sathish Muthu, Syed Shehabaz, Naveen Jeyaraman, Ramya Lakshmi Rajendran, Chae Moon Hong, Arulkumar Nallakumarasamy, Rathinavelpandian Perunchezhian Packkyarathinam, Shilpa Sharma, Rajni Ranjan, Manish Khanna, Byeong Cheol Ahn, Prakash Gangadaran

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Abstract

Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (MSC-Exos) have been utilized as medicinal agents or as delivery vehicles in cartilage injuries and cartilage-based diseases. Given the ongoing emergence of evidence on the effector mechanisms and methods of the utility of the MSC-Exos in knee osteoarthritis, a comprehensive review of the current evidence is the need of the hour. Hence, in this article, we review the current understanding of the role of MSC-Exos in the management of knee osteoarthritis in view of their classification, characterization, biogenesis, mechanism of action, pathways involved in their therapeutic action, in-vitro evidence on cartilage regeneration, in-vivo evidence in OA knee models and recent advances in using MSC-Exos to better streamline future research from bench to bedside for OA knee.

Original languageEnglish
Article number113274
JournalExperimental Cell Research
Volume418
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Sep 2022

Keywords

  • Cellular therapy
  • Exosomes
  • Extracellular vesicles
  • Knee
  • Mesenchymal stem cells
  • Osteoarthritis

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