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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2025

In vitro study on the promotion of osteogenic differentiation by mitochondrial-derived vesicles through activation of inflammation and reprogramming of metabolic pathways.

Chun Pan, Cheng Cheng, Shu Zhong, Shiyu Li, Wei Tan, Yachao Yao

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Chun Pan *The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510317, China.
Cheng Cheng *Institute of Genomic Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511436, China.
Shu Zhong *Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Shiyu LiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Basic Medicine and Public Hygiene, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China. lishiyu@jnu.edu.cn.
Wei TanDepartment of Paediatric Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China. tandoctor@163.com.
Yachao YaoThe Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510317, China. yaoych@gd2h.org.cn.

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China Disabled Persons' Federation - on assistive technology 2023CDPFAT-04Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 21624220Guangdong Medical Research Foundation A2023127Guangxi Key Laboratory of Birth Defects Research and Prevention GXWCHZDKF-2022-21National Natural Science Foundation of China 82300018the Guangdong Provincial Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund-Provincial Enterprise Joint Fund Project SL2024A03J01479Traditional Chinese Medicine Bureau of Guangdong Province 20232007
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Abstract

The secretion of mitochondrial-derived vesicles (MDVs) has been found to increase during osteogenic differentiation, but their role in intercellular communication and osteogenic promotion remains unclear. In this study, we extracted translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 20 (Tomm20) + MDVs from bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) at different osteogenic culture days using differential centrifugation and immunoprecipitation, then co-cultured them with BMSCs to assess osteogenic differentiation, immune response and metabolic levels. The results showed that osteogenic differentiation enhances MDVs' secretion and their mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content. In promoting osteogenic differentiation ability, osteogenic-induced MDVs (MDV-OMs, especially MDV-OM14 and MDV-OM21) significantly enhance mineralization with OD values 1.37-fold and 1.32-fold higher than those of MDV-OM7 (p < 0.05) after 21 days, respectively. However, these MDVs containing mtDNA activate immune responses by upregulating cGas, Sting, Caspase-9, Il-6, and Tnf-a mRNA levels, inducing cell apoptosis and oxidative stress. In addition, MDVs containing mitochondrial components also have metabolic regulatory functions. Metabolic level detection revealed that MDV-OMs downregulate lactate, promote tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) enzyme expression, and increase mitochondrial membrane potential. Among these MDVs, MDV-OM7, induced for 7 days, shows osteogenic function without strong immune response, possibly related to metabolic reprogramming. This study highlights the potential of osteogenic-induced MDVs for bone regeneration, cGAS-STING activation, and metabolic enhancement, and are expected to be used for the treatment of diseases such as tissue damage.

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Cell DifferentiationExtracellular VesiclesInflammationMesenchymal Stem CellsMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMitochondriaOsteogenesisAnimalsCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesDNA, MitochondrialHumansRatsDNA, MitochondrialAerobic glucose metabolismcGAS-STINGMitochondria-derived vesiclesMitochondrial DNAOsteogenic differentiation

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PMID40247396
PMCPMC12007352

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