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BMSC-derived Exosomes Promote Tendon-bone Healing After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Regulating M1/M2 Macrophage Polarization in Rats

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Publisher Biomed Central
Date 2022 Jul 15
PMID 35841008
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Background: Recent studies have shown that bone marrow stromal cell-derived exosomes (BMSC-Exos) can be used for tissue repair. However, whether the BMSC-Exos can promote tendon-bone healing after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is still unclear. In this study, we observed in vivo and in vitro the effect of rat BMSC-Exos on tendon-bone healing after ACLR and its possible mechanism.

Methods: Highly expressed miRNAs in rat BMSC-Exos were selected by bioinformatics and verified in vitro. The effect of overexpressed miRNA in BMSC-Exos on M2 macrophage polarization was observed. A rat model of ACLR was established. The experimental components were divided into three groups: the control group, the BMSC-Exos group, and the BMSC-Exos with miR-23a-3p overexpression (BMSC-Exos mimic) group. Biomechanical tests, micro-CT, and histological staining were performed for analysis.

Results: Bioinformatics analysis showed that miR-23a-3p was highly expressed in rat BMSC-Exos and could target interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF1, a crucial regulator in M1 macrophage polarization). In vitro, compared with the control group or the BMSC-Exos group, the BMSC-Exos mimic more significantly promoted the polarization of macrophages from M1 to M2. In vivo, at 2 weeks, the number of M2 macrophages in the early local stage of ACLR was significantly increased in the BMSC-Exos mimic group; at 4 and 8 weeks, compared with the control group or the BMSC-Exos group, the bone tunnels of the tibia and femur sides of the rats in the BMSC-Exos mimic group were significantly smaller, the interface between the graft and the bone was narrowed, the bone volume/total volume ratio (BV/TV) increased, the collagen type II alpha 1 level increased, and the mechanical strength increased.

Conclusions: BMSC-Exos promoted M1 macrophage to M2 macrophage polarization via miR-23a-3p, reduced the early inflammatory reaction at the tendon-bone interface, and promoted early healing after ACLR.

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