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. 2019 Nov 6;9:16130. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-52513-x

Figure 9.

Figure 9

Summary of the functional role of EPC-EVs in the alleviation of SIOP. In the present study, high-dose dexamethasone activated the ferroptotic signalling pathway in mouse osteoblasts. The administration of EPC-EVs triggers alterations in DNA and the transcriptome, inhibiting the activation of the ferroptotic pathway following 10 µM dexamethasone treatment in osteoblasts. The intramuscular delivery of high-dose dexamethasone triggered SIOP in mice, and EPC-EVs alleviated the pathogenesis of SIOP, with improved bone structure parameters.