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ArticleRespiratory research2026

Hypoxia-preconditioned mesenchymal stromal cell-derived exosomes attenuate LPS-induced acute lung injury and early epithelial remodeling in mice: evidence for a miR-486a-5p-Skp2-GATA4 axis.

Qun Lin, Siling Zou, Can Lin, Jun Lin, Yanlin Wu, Rifeng Liu, Lihua Lei

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Qun Lin *Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.
Siling Zou *Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Department of Anesthesiology, Fuzhou University Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China.
Can Lin *Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Yan'an University, Yan'an, Shaanxi, 716000, China.
Jun LinDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.
Yanlin WuShengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Department of Anesthesiology, Fuzhou University Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China.
Rifeng LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.
Lihua LeiShengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Department of Anesthesiology, Fuzhou University Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China. mzkleilihua@163.com.

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2021 Fujian Provincial Education and Research Project Grant for Directly Affiliated Units Grant No. Min Cai Zhi [2021] 848Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province Grant No. 2023J011181
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Abstract

backgroundAcute lung injury (ALI) can initiate early epithelial remodeling that may precede pulmonary fibrosis, with EMT of alveolar epithelial cells implicated in this acute phase. While mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)-derived exosomes exhibit repair potential, their conventional culture conditions fail to mimic the hypoxic microenvironment of ALI. Here, we explored the therapeutic effects and regulatory mechanisms of hypoxia-preconditioned bone marrow MSC-derived exosomes (HExos) in LPS-induced ALI with early epithelial remodeling.

methodsBMSCs were characterized via osteogenic/adipogenic differentiation and flow cytometry. Exosomes derived under normoxia (NExos) and hypoxia (HExos) were isolated and validated using nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Western blot. An LPS-induced ALI mouse model was employed to evaluate exosome efficacy. Through integrated miRNA sequencing, luciferase reporter assays, and gain-/loss-of-function experiments, we examined a working model involving the miR-486a-5p/Skp2/GATA4 axis.

resultsHExos markedly alleviated LPS-induced acute lung injury and early-stage collagen deposition. Mechanistically, HExos were enriched with miR-486a-5p, which directly targeted Skp2, thereby reducing Skp2-mediated ubiquitin-proteasome degradation of GATA4 and attenuating EMT-like changes. Notably, miR-486a-5p mimics reversed EMT-like changes in alveolar epithelial cells, while its knockdown abolished the protective effect.

conclusionsHypoxia-preconditioned bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cell (BMSC) exosomes demonstrate significant potential to alleviate LPS-induced acute injury and early epithelial remodeling by engaging a miR-486a-5p/Skp2/GATA4 working model, offering a proof-of-concept therapeutic strategy for ALI.

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Acute Lung InjuryExosomesGATA4 Transcription FactorMesenchymal Stem CellsMicroRNAsAnimalsCell HypoxiaCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalLipopolysaccharidesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLGata4 protein, mouseGATA4 Transcription FactorLipopolysaccharidesMicroRNAsMIRN486 microRNA, mouseAcute lung injuryEMTExosomesGATA4HypoxiamiR-486a-5pSkp2

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