Review Article

Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles as Immunomodulatory Therapeutics

Table 2

Regulatory mechanisms of MSC-EVs on macrophage polarization.

EV sourceDisease modelEffectsDefined key factors in EVsRef.

Mouse BM-MSCsRenal injuryChemotaxis inhibition
M1 suppression
CCR2[67]
Human UC-MSCsInflammatory bowel diseaseM1 suppression
M2 induction
NA[68]
Human UC-MSCsAbdominal aortic aneurysmM1 suppressionmiR-147[69]
Human BM-MSCsBronchopulmonary dysplasiaM1 suppression
M2 induction
NA[70]
Mouse BM-MSCsSpinal cord injuryM2 inductionNA[71]
Mouse AT-MSCsObesity-induced inflammationM2 inductionActivated STAT3[72]
Human UC-MSCsDiabetic cutaneous woundM2 inductionLet-7b[73]
Human AT-MSCsMuscle injuryM2 inductionmiR-223, miR-146b, miR-126, and miR-199a[74]
Human AT-MSCsIschemic brain injuryMicroglial M2 inductionmiR-30d-5p[75]

BM: bone marrow; UC: umbilical cord; AT: adipose tissue; CCR2: C-C chemokine receptor type 2.