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SynthesisHuman cell2024

A call for standardization for secretome and extracellular vesicles in osteoarthritis: results show disease-modifying potential, but protocols are too heterogeneous-a systematic review.

Daniele D'Arrigo, Manuela Salerno, Luca De Marziani, Angelo Boffa, Giuseppe Filardo

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Synthesis in Human cell, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Clinical Applications of Extracellular Vesicles: Promises and Pitfalls.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Daniele D'ArrigoRegenerative Medicine Technologies Laboratory, EOC, Via Francesco Chiesa 5, 6500, Bellinzona, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9595-6077
Manuela SalernoApplied and Translational Research center, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136, Bologna, Italy. manuela.salerno@ior.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4830-0988
Luca De MarzianiClinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica 2, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli 1, 40136, Bologna, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3714-058X
Angelo BoffaClinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica 2, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli 1, 40136, Bologna, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1523-6900
Giuseppe FilardoApplied and Translational Research center, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136, Bologna, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8136-0977

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The currently available osteoarthritis (OA) treatments offer symptoms' relief without disease-modifying effects. Increasing evidence supports the role of human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to drive beneficial effects provided by their secretome and extracellular vesicles (EVs), which includes trophic and biologically active factors. Aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro literature to understand the potential of human secretome and EVs for OA treatment and identify trends, gaps, and potential translational challenges. A systematic review was performed on PubMed, Embase, and Web-of-Science, identifying 58 studies. The effects of secretome and EVs were analysed on osteoarthritic cells regarding anabolic, anti-apoptotic/anti-inflammatory and catabolic/pro-inflammatory/degenerative activity, chondroinduction, and immunomodulation. The results showed that MSC-derived EVs elicit an increase in proliferation and migration, reduction of cell death and inflammation, downregulation of catabolic pathways, regulation of immunomodulation, and promotion of anabolic processes in arthritic cells. However, a high heterogeneity in several technical or more applicative aspects emerged. In conclusion, the use of human secretome and EVs as strategy to address OA processes has overall positive effects and disease-modifying potential. However, it is crucial to reduce protocol variability and strive toward a higher standardization, which will be essential for the translation of this promising OA treatment from the in vitro research setting to the clinical practice.

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Extracellular VesiclesMesenchymal Stem CellsOsteoarthritisSecretomeCell MovementCell ProliferationHumansImmunomodulationExosomesExtracellular vesiclesMesenchymal stem cellsOsteoarthritisSecretome

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