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ArticleFrontiers in cellular neuroscience2025

Engineered miR-214 enriched Schwann cell-derived extracellular vesicles amplify therapeutic efficacy for peripheral neuropathy in T2D mice.

Lei Wang, Xuerong Lu, Alexandra Szalad, Yi Zhang, Yanfeng Li, Mei Lu, Amy Kemper, Zhongwu Liu, Xian Shuang Liu, Michael Chopp and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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11 authors.

Lei WangDepartment of Neurology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, United States.
Xuerong LuDepartment of Neurology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, United States.
Alexandra SzaladDepartment of Neurology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, United States.
Yi ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, United States.
Yanfeng LiDepartment of Neurology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, United States.
Mei LuDepartment of Biostatistics and Research Epidemiology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, United States.
Amy KemperDepartment of Pathology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, United States.
Zhongwu LiuDepartment of Neurology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, United States.
Xian Shuang LiuDepartment of Neurology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, United States.
Michael ChoppDepartment of Neurology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, United States.
Zheng Gang ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, United States.

Funding

Schwann cell derived exosomes improve diabetic peripheral neuropathy in type II diabetic miceR01DK124377 · NIDDK · HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM · PI WANG, LEI · 2020 to 2023
$1.6M
Investigating the role of gut extracellular vesicles in diabetic peripheral neuropathyR01DK135970 · NIDDK · HENRY FORD HEALTH + MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Xianshuang Liu · 2024 to 2026
$1.6M
Schwann cell derived exosomes improve diabetic peripheral neuropathy in type II diabetic miceR56DK115601 · NIDDK · HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM · PI WANG, LEI · 2018 to 2018
$376k
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK124377NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK135970NIDDK NIH HHS R56 DK115601
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from healthy Schwann cells (SC-EVs) ameliorate peripheral neuropathy in diabetic mice and rescue sciatic nerve function in Schwann cell Dicer knockout mice in part via SC-EV cargo miRNAs. Among these miRNAs, miR-214 repairs nerve damage. The present study investigated whether engineered SC-EVs with elevated miR-214 (214-EVs), further amplify the therapeutic effect of naïve SC-EVs (naïve-EVs) on reducing diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in a mouse model of high-fat diet (HFD)-streptozotocin (STZ) induced type 2 diabetes. Compared to naïve-EVs, 214-EVs significantly improved motor and sensory nerve conduction velocity of the sciatic nerve and thermal latency, which were associated with increased intraepidermal nerve fiber density, axonal diameter, and myelin thickness in the sciatic nerve. Quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot analyses of sciatic nerve tissues showed that, compared to naïve-EVs, 214-EVs significantly increased miR-214 levels and downregulated axonal inhibitory protein PTEN and the myelination inhibitory protein cJUN. Furthermore, 214-EVs markedly suppressed neuroinflammation by decreasing CD68 + macrophages and inactivating the TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that miR-214-enriched SC-EVs are superior to naïve-EVs to ameliorate DPN and represent a promising EV-based therapeutic strategy.

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diabetesengineered extracellular vesiclesmicemicroRNAsperipheral neuropathySchwann cells

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PMID40950414
PMCPMC12426067

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