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ReviewCurrent diabetes reports2025

Exosomes and microRNAs: Molecular Mediators Linking Obesity, Exercise, and Metabolic Regulation.

Victor Hugo Antonio Joaquim, Noemy Pinto Pereira, Alex Cleber Improta-Caria, Bruno Rocha de Avila Pelozin, Tiago Fernandes, Edilamar Menezes Oliveira

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Review in Current diabetes reports, 2025. 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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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Victor Hugo Antonio Joaquim *School of Physical Education and Sport, Department of Biodynamics of Human Body Movement, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7504-3708
Noemy Pinto Pereira *School of Physical Education and Sport, Department of Biodynamics of Human Body Movement, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8691-2734
Alex Cleber Improta-CariaSchool of Physical Education and Sport, Department of Biodynamics of Human Body Movement, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8779-1188
Bruno Rocha de Avila PelozinSchool of Physical Education and Sport, Department of Biodynamics of Human Body Movement, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9066-0488
Tiago FernandesSchool of Physical Education and Sport, Department of Biodynamics of Human Body Movement, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9057-3878
Edilamar Menezes OliveiraSchool of Physical Education and Sport, Department of Biodynamics of Human Body Movement, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. edilamar@usp.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7101-312X

Funding

CAPES-PROEX Finance Code 001National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq Brazil) (#422514/2021-7; #313376/2021-2; #409629/2021-9; #312628/2023-4)National Institutes of Science and Technology (INCT) programs in Physical (In)Activity and Health and in Nanobiopharmaceutics (#408899/2024-7) and (#406792/2022-4)São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) (#2022/03138-2; #2023/14680-5)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewObesity is a global health crisis characterized by chronic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction, partly driven by altered intercellular communication within the adipose tissue. Exosomes, small extracellular vesicles, and their microRNA (miRNA) cargo have emerged as key mediators in this process, facilitating crosstalk between adipose tissue and other organs and influencing insulin sensitivity, inflammation, and energy homeostasis. Physical exercise modulates the expression and secretion of exosomal miRNAs, contributing to systemic metabolic improvements and counteracting obesity-related diseases. This study reviews recent research on the causal role of exosomes in obesity-related metabolic dysfunction. RECENT

findingsExosome-derived miRNAs are often deregulated in obese individuals, promoting adipose tissue hypertrophy, systemic insulin resistance, and chronic inflammation. Specific miRNAs (e.g., miR-34a, miR-29a, miR-222, miR-155, and miR-27a) have been implicated in impairing insulin signaling and promoting pro-inflammatory states. Exercise-induced exomiRs (e.g., miR-1, miR-133b, and miR-22) mediate beneficial effects, such as enhanced lipolysis, improved insulin sensitivity, and reduced inflammation. Experimental models have shown that exosomes from trained animals can transfer these benefits to their sedentary or obese counterparts. Exosomes and their miRNA cargoes are crucial mediators of crosstalk between adipose tissue and other organs, significantly influencing metabolic regulation in obesity. Physical exercise is a potent modulator of exosome-mediated signaling, offering systemic metabolic benefits and potential non-pharmacological interventions.

Indexed as

ExerciseExosomesMicroRNAsObesityAdipose TissueAnimalsEnergy MetabolismHumansInflammationInsulin ResistanceMicroRNAsExercise trainingExosomesMetabolismMicroRNAObesityPhysical activity

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PMID41105175

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