Research Article

Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Prevent Aging-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction through a Novel Exosome/lncRNA MALAT1/NF-κB/TNF-α Signaling Pathway

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Exosomes prevent the aging process through the lncRNA MALAT1 signaling pathway. (a) Representative echocardiography images of left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) and fraction shorting (FS) in control, D-gal-, D-gal + EXO- and D-gal + siMALAT1-EXO-treated groups (/group). (b) The telomere length in control, D-gal, D-gal + EXO, and D-gal + siMALAT1-EXO mouse heart tissue (/group). (c) The effects of D-gal, D-gal + EXO, and D-gal + siMALAT1-EXO on the expression of TERT, p21, and TNF-α mRNA levels in heart (/group). (d) The effects of D-gal, D-gal + EXO, and D-gal + siMALAT1-EXO on circulating levels of TNF-α. (e) EXO reduced cardiac levels of NF-κB component p-p65. /group. , , and .
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