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. 2025 Aug 8;13:1643408. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2025.1643408

TABLE 3.

Comparison of EVs protein cargo from different sources of MSCs.

Source of EVs Method of EV isolation Proteins Function References
MenSCs Ultracentrifugation (UC) N/A Protein, ATP, RNA, enzyme, collagen, cadherin binding
ECM organisation
ECM-receptor interaction
Platelet activation, signaling and aggregation
Elastic fibre formation
Non-integrin membrane-ECM interactions
GPER1 signaling
Post-translational protein phosphorylation
B cell receptor signaling pathway
Positive regulation of cell motility
L1CAM interactions
Acute inflammatory response
Basement membrane organisation
Complement system
Response to hormone/steroid hormone
Humoral immune response
ADP metabolic process
de Pedro et al. (2023)
ExoQuick-TC IL-6, IL-8, ICAM-1, Axl, IGFBP-6 Inflammatory and Immune Response Chen et al. (2017)
Filtration/centrifugation combination COL1A1, COL1A2, COL3A1, COL5A1, COL5A2, COL6A1, COL6A3, COL12A1, LUM, ECM1, SPARC, TGFBI, PCOLCE ECM and Structural Proteins Marinaro et al. (2019)
VIM, ACTN1, ACTN4, ACTA1, ACTB, FLNA, VCL, MYH9, TPM1, TPM4, PFN1 Cytoskeletal and Structural Proteins
LGALS1, LGALS3BP, ISLR, SPON2, CLSTN1 Cell Adhesion and Signaling Proteins
TIMP1, TIMP2, MMP2, MMP3, SERPINF1, CST3, A2M Protease Inhibitors and Enzymatic Regulators
ALB, HPX, PSAP, NUCB1, PPIA, PPIB Plasma and Transport Proteins
IGFBP5, IGFBP7, DKK3 Growth Factor Binding Proteins
THBS1, C1S, C1R, NID1, PTGDS, TAGLN Functional Proteins
BMMSCs ExoQuick-TC® ULTRA EV Isolation Kit
UC
CACNA1G, CACNA1H, CACNB2, RYR1, ATP2C1, S100A8 Calcium transport-related proteins McBride et al. (2021)
Pomatto et al. (2021)
UC SCN4A, SCN10A, TRPM2 Sodium-related channels Pomatto et al. (2021)
RPB1, MINA Transcriptional regulators
CCL2, CSF3, CXCL1, CXCL9, IL-10 Inflammatory and Immune Response
FN1, THBS1 Extracellular matrix and cell adhesion
EPO, PDGFRA, NRG3, RET Growth factors
LYN, TEC Signal Transduction and Kinases
ALDOA, MAN2B1 Metabolism and Enzymes
APOA4, NPTX1, POMC, MUSK Neural and Neuroendocrine Function
ATMSCs UC ADGRB1, IL1R1, IL1RL1, IL2RB, LHCGR, PDGFRB, TNFRSF13C, TNFRSF8 Receptors and Signal Transduction
Receptors involved in cell communication, proliferation, immune response and immune cell activation
Pomatto et al. (2021)
Xing et al. (2020)
ANGPT1, BMP5, BMP7, FGF10, FGF16, FGF18, GDF1 Growth Factors and Developmental Proteins
C2, CCHCR1, CCL19, CCL28, CCL4, CSF2RA, CXCL2, LAG3, LTA, TNF Immune system proteins
CLU, DKK4, MMP20, MUC16 Extracellular Matrix and Structural Proteins
ALPP, CHI3L1, CKB, EPX, HRG, IAPP Metabolic and Enzymatic Proteins
UBB Ubiquitin-Related Protein
UCMSCs UC TALDO1, LDHA, ENO1 Metabolism and Energy Production Bi et al. (2022)
MARCKS, DSTN, CFL1, MSN, CDC42, NRAS Cytoskeletal and Structural Proteins
YWHAZ, YWHAH, YWHAG, NAP1L1, EIF4A1, SRI, PRDX6 Signaling and Regulatory Proteins
SLC44A2, SLC39A14, SLC1A5, RAB11B, TSPAN4 Membrane and Transport Proteins
HSPAB, CNDP2, PPIA Stress Response and Enzymatic Proteins
UC FN1, EMLIN1, OLFML3, ITGA4 ECM and Adhesion Proteins Bi et al. (2022)
CORO1A, DNMIL, FARP1 Cytoskeletal and Structural Proteins
APOE, APOC3, PLTP, PYGB Plasma and Transport Proteins
PRKAR28, PPPICB, GNAO, RABSA, NAPA Signaling and Regulatory Proteins
JCHAIN, C4B Immune System and Complement Proteins
UC COL6A1, COL6A2, COL6A3, EDIL3, ITGA6, ITGB1, ITGA2, ITGA2B, ILK, TLN1, FERMT3 ECM and Structural Proteins Bi et al. (2022)
ACTC1, ACTN1, ACTR3, ANXA1, ANXA3, ANXA7, ANXA11, ARPC1B, ARPC2, CAPZA1, CAPZB, CNN2, FLNA, GAPDH, PGK1, PFKP, RAP1B, ROCK2, SRC, TPM4, VCL, WASF2, WDR1 Cytoskeletal and Structural Proteins
CD9, CLU, CORO1C, FCGBP, LGALS1, LGALS3BP, SND1, STXBP2, TAGLN2 Cell Adhesion and Signaling Proteins
A2M, ADAM10, SERPIND1, SERPINE1, SERPINE2, ITIH2, ITIH4, MME, C3, C1R, F13A1 Protease Inhibitors and Enzymatic Regulators
A2M, APOA1, APOA4, APOB, APOC1, APOD, APOL1, CEMP, CP, FGA, F5, HP, Gc, HBA1 Plasma and Transport Proteins
ADH5, CBR1, GAPDH, PFKP, PKM, PGK1 Metabolism and Energy Production Proteins
ARF4, RAB1A, RAB7A, RAB14 GTPases and Vesicular Transport Proteins
HSP90B1, STOM Heat Shock and Stress Response Proteins
AP1B1, CAP1, CLTC Clathrin and Vesicle Trafficking Proteins
HLA-A, IGHM Immune System and Complement Proteins