Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (Oct 2020)

Exosomes Derived From CircAkap7-Modified Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Protect Against Cerebral Ischemic Injury

  • Limin Xu,
  • Haifeng Ji,
  • Yufeng Jiang,
  • Liying Cai,
  • Xiaoyin Lai,
  • Feifei Wu,
  • Rongguo Hu,
  • Xuelian Yang,
  • Huan Bao,
  • Mei Jiang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2020.569977
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8

Abstract

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BackgroundCerebral ischemic injury is a complicated pathological process. Adipose-derived stromal cells (ADSCs) have been used as a therapeutic strategy, with their therapeutic effects chiefly attributed to paracrine action rather than trans-differentiation. Studies have shown that circAkap7 was found to be downregulated in a mouse model of transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO).MethodsTo explore whether exosomes derived from circAkap7-modified ADSCs (exo-circAkap7) have therapeutic effects on cerebral ischemic injury, a mouse model of tMCAO, as well as an in vitro model of oxygen and glucose deprivation-reoxygenation (OGD-R) in primary astrocytes, were used.ResultsResults showed that treatment with exo-circAkap7 protected against tMCAO in mice, and in vitro experiments confirmed that co-culture with exo-circAkap7 attenuated OGD-R-induced cellular injury by absorbing miR-155-5p, promoting ATG12-mediated autophagy, and inhibiting NRF2-mediated oxidative stress.ConclusionWe demonstrate here that exo-circAkap7 protected against cerebral ischemic injury by promoting autophagy and ameliorating oxidative stress.

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