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ReviewJournal of neurochemistry2025

Neural Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles for Advanced Neural Repair.

Eduardo H Moretti, Ally L Y Lin, Luca Peruzzotti-Jametti, Stefano Pluchino, Sabah Mozafari

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Review in Journal of neurochemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Eduardo H MorettiDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Ally L Y LinDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Luca Peruzzotti-JamettiDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Stefano PluchinoDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Sabah MozafariDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8166-2465

Funding

Bascule Charitable Trust RG98181Evelyn Trust Grant Project 24/08 Med-24-2313Ferblanc Foundation G112716Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla FIMS 2018/R/14Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla FIMS 2022/R-Single/011Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2020/09399-7Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2023/14912-3MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship (CSF) APP25212National MS Society Research Grant RG 1802-30200National MS Society Research Grant RG RFA-2203-39318
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The limited regenerative capacity of the central nervous system (CNS) severely hinders treatment of neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases. These conditions, frequently exacerbated by aging, share common hallmarks such as neuroinflammation, demyelination, and neuronal loss. While neural stem cells (NSCs) hold great therapeutic promise due to their paracrine effects, including extracellular vesicle (EV) release, direct transplantation presents significant challenges. This review focuses on NSC-derived EVs as a novel therapeutic strategy, as we explore their multimodal mechanisms in modulating neuroinflammation, promoting neurogenesis, and restoring cellular bioenergetics through the delivery of bioactive molecules and mitochondrial transfer. Recent advances in NSC-EV-based therapies for age-associated neurodegenerative diseases are highlighted, along with key challenges in EV production, preservation, and targeted delivery. Finally, we outline future directions for translating this promising approach into effective clinical treatments.

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Extracellular VesiclesNerve RegenerationNeural Stem CellsNeurodegenerative DiseasesAnimalsHumansNeurogenesisextracellular vesicles (EVs)neural stem cells (NSCs)neurodegenerationneuroinflammationregenerative neuroimmunology

Identifiers

PMID40734485
PMCPMC12308169

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