Potential of Exosomes as Cell-Free Therapy in Articular Cartilage Regeneration: A Review

Chiew Yong Ng,1 Jia Ying Chai,1 Jhi Biau Foo,2,3 Nor Hamdan Mohamad Yahaya,4 Ying Yang,5 Min Hwei Ng,1 Jia Xian Law1 1Centre for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, Malaysia; 2School of Pharmacy, Facul...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7d492ba02e474e6596082bd5ba0a3a462021-12-02T17:18:26ZPotential of Exosomes as Cell-Free Therapy in Articular Cartilage Regeneration: A Review1178-2013https://doaj.org/article/7d492ba02e474e6596082bd5ba0a3a462021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/potential-of-exosomes-as-cell-free-therapy-in-articular-cartilage-rege-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IJNhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2013Chiew Yong Ng,1 Jia Ying Chai,1 Jhi Biau Foo,2,3 Nor Hamdan Mohamad Yahaya,4 Ying Yang,5 Min Hwei Ng,1 Jia Xian Law1 1Centre for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, Malaysia; 2School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, 47500, Selangor, Malaysia; 3Centre for Drug Discovery and Molecular Pharmacology (CDDMP), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, Selangor, 47500, Malaysia; 4Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, Malaysia; 5School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7QB, UKCorrespondence: Jia Xian LawCentre for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, MalaysiaTel +603 9145 7677Fax +603 9145 7678Email danieljx08@gmail.com; lawjx@ppukm.ukm.edu.myAbstract: Treatment of cartilage defects such as osteoarthritis (OA) and osteochondral defect (OCD) remains a huge clinical challenge in orthopedics. OA is one of the most common chronic health conditions and is mainly characterized by the degeneration of articular cartilage, shown in the limited capacity for intrinsic repair. OCD refers to the focal defects affecting cartilage and the underlying bone. The current OA and OCD management modalities focus on symptom control and on improving joint functionality and the patient’s quality of life. Cell-based therapy has been evaluated for managing OA and OCD, and its chondroprotective efficacy is recognized mainly through paracrine action. Hence, there is growing interest in exploiting extracellular vesicles to induce cartilage regeneration. In this review, we explore the in vivo evidence of exosomes on cartilage regeneration. A total of 29 in vivo studies from the PubMed and Scopus databases were identified and analyzed. The studies reported promising results in terms of in vivo exosome delivery and uptake; improved cartilage morphological, histological, and biochemical outcomes; enhanced subchondral bone regeneration; and improved pain behavior following exosome treatment. In addition, exosome therapy is safe, as the included studies documented no significant complications. Modifying exosomal cargos further increased the cartilage and subchondral bone regeneration capacity of exosomes. We conclude that exosome administration is a potent cell-free therapy for alleviating OA and OCD. However, additional studies are needed to confirm the therapeutic potential of exosomes and to identify the standard protocol for exosome-based therapy in OA and OCD management.Keywords: extracellular vesicle, exosome, chondrocyte, cartilage, osteoarthritisNg CYChai JYFoo JBMohamad Yahaya NHYang YNg MHLaw JXDove Medical Pressarticleextracellular vesicleexosomechondrocytecartilageosteoarthritisMedicine (General)R5-920ENInternational Journal of Nanomedicine, Vol Volume 16, Pp 6749-6781 (2021)
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topic extracellular vesicle
exosome
chondrocyte
cartilage
osteoarthritis
Medicine (General)
R5-920
spellingShingle extracellular vesicle
exosome
chondrocyte
cartilage
osteoarthritis
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Ng CY
Chai JY
Foo JB
Mohamad Yahaya NH
Yang Y
Ng MH
Law JX
Potential of Exosomes as Cell-Free Therapy in Articular Cartilage Regeneration: A Review
description Chiew Yong Ng,1 Jia Ying Chai,1 Jhi Biau Foo,2,3 Nor Hamdan Mohamad Yahaya,4 Ying Yang,5 Min Hwei Ng,1 Jia Xian Law1 1Centre for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, Malaysia; 2School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, 47500, Selangor, Malaysia; 3Centre for Drug Discovery and Molecular Pharmacology (CDDMP), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, Selangor, 47500, Malaysia; 4Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, Malaysia; 5School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7QB, UKCorrespondence: Jia Xian LawCentre for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, MalaysiaTel +603 9145 7677Fax +603 9145 7678Email danieljx08@gmail.com; lawjx@ppukm.ukm.edu.myAbstract: Treatment of cartilage defects such as osteoarthritis (OA) and osteochondral defect (OCD) remains a huge clinical challenge in orthopedics. OA is one of the most common chronic health conditions and is mainly characterized by the degeneration of articular cartilage, shown in the limited capacity for intrinsic repair. OCD refers to the focal defects affecting cartilage and the underlying bone. The current OA and OCD management modalities focus on symptom control and on improving joint functionality and the patient’s quality of life. Cell-based therapy has been evaluated for managing OA and OCD, and its chondroprotective efficacy is recognized mainly through paracrine action. Hence, there is growing interest in exploiting extracellular vesicles to induce cartilage regeneration. In this review, we explore the in vivo evidence of exosomes on cartilage regeneration. A total of 29 in vivo studies from the PubMed and Scopus databases were identified and analyzed. The studies reported promising results in terms of in vivo exosome delivery and uptake; improved cartilage morphological, histological, and biochemical outcomes; enhanced subchondral bone regeneration; and improved pain behavior following exosome treatment. In addition, exosome therapy is safe, as the included studies documented no significant complications. Modifying exosomal cargos further increased the cartilage and subchondral bone regeneration capacity of exosomes. We conclude that exosome administration is a potent cell-free therapy for alleviating OA and OCD. However, additional studies are needed to confirm the therapeutic potential of exosomes and to identify the standard protocol for exosome-based therapy in OA and OCD management.Keywords: extracellular vesicle, exosome, chondrocyte, cartilage, osteoarthritis
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Chai JY
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Yang Y
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title Potential of Exosomes as Cell-Free Therapy in Articular Cartilage Regeneration: A Review
title_short Potential of Exosomes as Cell-Free Therapy in Articular Cartilage Regeneration: A Review
title_full Potential of Exosomes as Cell-Free Therapy in Articular Cartilage Regeneration: A Review
title_fullStr Potential of Exosomes as Cell-Free Therapy in Articular Cartilage Regeneration: A Review
title_full_unstemmed Potential of Exosomes as Cell-Free Therapy in Articular Cartilage Regeneration: A Review
title_sort potential of exosomes as cell-free therapy in articular cartilage regeneration: a review
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