Research Article

Extracellular Vesicles from Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells Accelerate Migration and Activate AKT Pathway in Human Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts Independently of miR-205 Activity

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Exposure to extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stem/stromal cells induced AKT phosphorylation in human keratinocytes and fibroblasts. (a) A representative Western blot gel illustrating bands for total and phosphorylated AKT (p-AKT) in cells before and after exposure to extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs). (b) Densitometry analysis of the p-AKT/total AKT ratio. Incubation with MSC EVs was associated with higher relative levels of phosphorylated (activated) AKT in both fibroblasts (left graph) and keratinocytes (right graph). Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation of three biological independent experiments. Statistical significance of differences is indicated as follows: .
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