Review Article

Exosomes: Emerging Therapy Delivery Tools and Biomarkers for Kidney Diseases

Table 3

Engineered exosomes in kidney injury repair.

Sources of exosomesMethodsModelsOutcomeRef.

BMMSCsIncubate with melatoninI/R-induced AKIAnti-inflammation, apoptosis, and oxidation
Promote angiogenesis
[126]
Transfect miR-let-7c lentiviralUUOInhibit TGF-β1
Antifibrosis
[144]
Electroporate miR-10a, miR-127, and miR-486Glycerol-induced AKIPromote regeneration[155]

ADMSCsIncubate with melatoninHind limb ischemia model with CKDAntisenescence
Preserve mitochondrial function
Promote angiogenesis
[162]

hP-MSCsModify with RGD hydrogelsI/R-induced AKIAntiapoptosis
Promote autophagy
[163]
Modify with collagen matrixI/R-induced AKIInhibit endoplasmic reticulum stress
Antiapoptosis and fibrosis
Promote angiogenesis
[164]

EL-4 cellsIncubate with curcuminLPS-induced AKIAnti-inflammation[160]

RAW 264.7 cellsTransfect IL-10 plasmidI/R-induced AKIInhibit mTOR pathway
Promote M2 macrophage polarization
Anti-inflammation
[154]

RAW 264.7 cellsIncubate with dexamethasoneLPS-induced AKI
Adriamycin-induced nephropathy
Anti-inflammation
Antifibrosis
Increase dexamethasone sensitivity
[161]

NRK-52E cellsTransfect ATF3 plasmidI/R-induced AKIInhibit MCP-1
Anti-inflammation
[150]