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World J Diabetes. Jun 15, 2025; 16(6): 105711
Published online Jun 15, 2025. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v16.i6.105711
Table 2 Role of extracellular vesicles derived from stem cells on apoptosis in a high glucose cell models and animal models of diabetic kidney disease
Exosome source
Animal models
miRNA
Dose
Injection method
Frequency/time
Outcomes
Ref.
BM-MSCsRenal tubular epithelial cells5.3 × 107Co-culture96 hours↓TGF-β 1, ↓Apotpsis, ↑ZO-1[92]
BM-MSCsHUVECsmiR-146a-5p100 μLCo-ulture48 hours↑IL-10, ↓apoptosis rate, NF-KB[93]
AD-MSCsMPC5miR-48625 μg/mLCo-culture48 hoursCleaved caspase-3↓[94]
AD-MSCsdb/dbmiR-486Tail vein12 weeks↓Cleaved caspase-3, ↓p-mTOR[94]
AD-MSCsMPC 5miR-15b-15p25 μg/mLCo-culture24 hours↑Caspase3, Bcl2, ↓cleaved caspase3[96]
AD-MSCsSD rats with type 1 diabetesMiR-125a50 μgTail veinTwice a week for 3 weeks↓Bax, ↑Bcl2, ET1↓[97]
AD-MSCsMP5 cellsmiR-26a-5p25 mg/mLCo-culture48 hours↓Cleaved caspase-3, Bax↓ Bcl2↑[98]
AD-MSCsdb/db micemiR-26a-5pTail veinOnce at 13 weeks↓TUNEL + cells; ↓cleaved caspase-3, Bax; ↑Bcl2[98]
HUC-MSCsPodocytes30 μg/mLCo-culture48 hours↑Podocytes cell viability, ↓apoptosis of podocytes[99]
HUC-MSCsHK2 cellsmiR-424-5p50 μg/mLCo-culture48 hours↓Apoptosis rate, ↓TUNEL + cells, ↓Bax,cleaved caspase-3/caspase-3, ↑Bcl2[100]
HUC-MSCsdb/dbmiR-424-5p10 mg/kg bwTail veintwice a week for 6 weeks↓Bax, cleaved caspase-3/total caspase-3, ↑Bcl2[100]
HUC-MSCsSTZ-induced SD ratMi-R-146a-5p2 × 106Tail veinOnce a week for 2 weeks↑IL-10, M2 macrophage marker; ↓IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-αmRNA, TRAF6, M1 macrophage marker[101]
HUC-MSCsType 2 diabetic BKS. db/db miceMiR-22-3pExo 20, μg/mLTail Vein3 times in the first week, twice a week in the next 3 weeks↑wnt-1; ↓ Caspase-1, ASC[102]
HUC-MSCsPodocytesMiR-22-3p20 μg/mLCo-culture24 hours↑Podocytes cell viability; ↓apoptosis of podocytes; ↓Caspase-1[102]
USCsSTZ-induced SD ratVEGF, TGF-β1, angiogenin, BMP-7100 μgTail veinWeekly for 12 weeks↓Apoptosis rate; ↓TUNEL + cells; ↓caspase-3[103]
USCsHPDCsmiR-16-5p0.4 × 105 cellsCo-culture4-5 days↑Podocyte viability; ↓apoptosis rate, Bax, Caspase-3, α-SMA, VEGFA[104]
USCsSTZ induced SD ratmiR-16-5p100 μgTail veinonce a week for 12 weeks↓VEGFA, MCP-1, TGF-β1, TNF-α[104]
USCsSTZ-induced SD rat2 × 106 cellsTail veinSix times every other week↓TUNEL + cells; ↓caspase-3[105]