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. 2025 Dec 5;17:21. doi: 10.1186/s13287-025-04813-5

Table 6.

Effect of mesenchymal stem/stromal cell extracellular vesicles on the immune response in different animal models

EV source Animal/wound model EV dose EV effect Signalling pathway References
UCB-MSCs Rats (8 mm full-thickness excisional skin wounds) 20 µg protein/10 µl, frequency of administration not specified ↓ expression of TNF-α, IL-6 - Sung et al. 2019 [47]
WJ-MSCs Mice (full-thickness incisional skin wounds, ulceration created) 1 × 10⁸ EVs/ mouse, daily for three days after the procedure

↓ expression of IL-1b, IL-6, TNF-α

↑ expression of IL-10

- Kim et al. 2023 [46]
AD-MSCs Mice (corneal alkaline burn) 100 µg protein/ml, three times a day/3 weeks

↓ expression of IL-1β,

TNF-α

- Tao et al. 2019 [33]
UC-MSCs Rats (10 mm full-thickness excisional skin wounds) 100 µg protein, single topical application reduce signs of inflammation - Yang et al. 2020 [30]
AD-MSCs

Minipig (full-thickness excisional skin wound, 30 mm x 30 mm)

Mice (dermal filler model)

Minipigs: 4 × 10¹⁰ particles/ml, 3 times a week

Mice:1.4 × 10⁹ particles/ml, given once

reduce signs of inflammation - Lee et al. 2023 [29]
UC-MSCs Rats (8 mm full-thickness excisional skin wounds) ND reduction of inflammatory cell infiltration - Tang et al. 2023 [36]
UC-MSCs Mice (6 mm full-thickness excisional skin wounds) 7 × 1010 particles/ml, single application inhibition of NETs formation - Lu et al. 2024 [45]
P-MSCs Mice (hind limb ischemia) 1 × 10¹¹ particles/ml, single injection

induction of macrophage phenotypic change from M1 to M2

reduce signs of inflammation

- Hao et al. 2022 [41]

UCB-MSCs Umbilical Cord Blood Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells, WJ-MSCs Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal cells, AD-MSCs Adipose tissue Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells, UC-MSCs Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells, TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha; IL-6 - Interleukin-6, IL-1b Interleukin-1 beta, IL-10 Interleukin-10; macrophage phenotype M1 - proinflammatory; macrophage phenotype M2 - anti-inflammatory/repairing, NETs Neutrophil Extracellular Traps; full-thickness excisional skin wound - damage affecting the entire thickness of the skin – from the epidermis, through the entire layer of the dermis, to the border with the subcutaneous tissue with causing a loss of tissue volume; full-thickness incisional skin wounds - an Incisional wound is a type of full thickness wound that is created by a surgical blade or another sharp instrument during a surgical procedure, such as a scalpel, which cuts or parts the tissue without causing a loss of tissue volume, ND no data, ↑ increased, ↓ decreased