Table 8.
Molecular Mechanism of hucMSCs-EVs in Treating Different Diseases in the Urinary System
| HucMSCs-EVs Cargo | Target/Signaling | Conditions/Diseases | Actiona | Reference | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| miR-23a-3p | KLF3, STAT3 | DKD | Renal fibrosis↓, inflammation↓ | [324] | 
| miR-22-3p | NLRP3 | DKD | Inflammatory cytokine↓, protect podocytes | [325] | 
| miR-874-3p | RIPK1/PGAM5 | AKI | Mitochondrial fission↓, necroptosis↓ | [326] | 
| miR-100-5p | FKBP5, AKT | AKI | Tubular apoptosis↓ | [327] | 
| None reported | NLRP3, caspase-1, gasdermin D | AKI | Pyroptosis↓, inflammation↓ | [328] | 
| miR-13896 | TRAF6/NF-κB | AKI | M2 polarization↑, inflammation↓ | [329] | 
| CK1δ, β-TRCP | YAP | Renal fibrosis | Collagen degradation↓ | [330] | 
| miR-13474 | ADAM17/Notch1/TGF-β/Smad | Renal fibrosis | Fibrosis↓ | [331] | 
| miR-146b | IRAK1/NF-κB | AKI | Inflammation↓ | [332] | 
| miR-148b-3p | PDK4/ATF-6 | AKI | Endoplasmic reticulum stress↓ | [334] | 
| None reported | Lamin A/C, p53-p21 | Renal aging | Cellular senescence↓ | [335] | 
| lncRNA FAM99B | IL-6/STAT3/IL-17 | Lupus nephritis | Th1/Th17/Treg balance↑ | [336] | 
| miR-375 | HDAC4 | AKI | Autophagy↑, T cell survival↑ | [337] | 
| miR-146a | TRAF6, IRAK1, NF-κB | Urethral stricture | Fibrosis↓ | [341] | 
| miR-15a-5p | SEPT2 | WT | The proliferation, migration, and invasion of tumor cells↓, apoptosis↑ | [342] | 
Notes: a ↑ indicates promotion or upregulation; ↓ indicates inhibition or downregulation. Molecular mechanism of hucMSCs-EVs in treating different diseases in the reproductive system.