Background The purpose of this study was to explore whether exosomes derived from MIF engineered umbilical cord MSCs (ucMSCs) exhibit better cardioprotective effects in a rat model of AMI and the mechanisms underlying it.
Results Exosomes isolated from ucMSCs (MSC-Exo), MIF engineered ucMSCs (MIF-Exo) and MIF down-regulated ucMSCs (siMIF-Exo) were used to investigate cellular protective function in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and H9C2 cardiomyocytes under hypoxia and serum deprivation (H/SD) and infarcted hearts in rats. Compared with MSC-Exo and siMIF-Exo, MIF-Exo significantly enhanced proliferation, migration and angiogenesis of HUVECs and inhibited H9C2 cardiomyocytes apoptosis under H/SD in vitro; MIF-Exo also significantly inhibited cardiomyocytes apoptosis, reduced fibrosis area and improved cardiac function in infarcted rats in vivo. Exosomal miRNAs sequence and qRT-PCR confirmed miRNA-133a-3p remarkably increased in MIF-Exo. The biological effects of HUVECs and H9C2 cardiomyocytes were attenuated with incubation of MIF-Exo and miR-133a-3p inhibitors. And these effects were accentuated with incubation of siMIF-Exo and miR-133a-3p mimics, followed by p-AKT protein level up-regulated.
Conclusion MIF-Exo enhance the effects on promoting angiogenesis, inhibiting apoptosis, reducing fibrosis and preserving heart function, in vitro and in vivo. The miR-133a-3p and its downstream AKT signal pathway were involved in these biological activities of MIF-Exo.

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On 14 Feb, 2021
Received 09 Feb, 2021
On 03 Feb, 2021
Invitations sent on 24 Jan, 2021
On 24 Jan, 2021
Received 24 Jan, 2021
On 21 Jan, 2021
On 21 Jan, 2021
On 21 Jan, 2021
Posted 07 Dec, 2020
On 22 Dec, 2020
Received 21 Dec, 2020
Received 11 Dec, 2020
On 02 Dec, 2020
Invitations sent on 29 Nov, 2020
On 29 Nov, 2020
On 27 Nov, 2020
On 27 Nov, 2020
On 27 Nov, 2020
On 24 Nov, 2020
Background The purpose of this study was to explore whether exosomes derived from MIF engineered umbilical cord MSCs (ucMSCs) exhibit better cardioprotective effects in a rat model of AMI and the mechanisms underlying it.
Results Exosomes isolated from ucMSCs (MSC-Exo), MIF engineered ucMSCs (MIF-Exo) and MIF down-regulated ucMSCs (siMIF-Exo) were used to investigate cellular protective function in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and H9C2 cardiomyocytes under hypoxia and serum deprivation (H/SD) and infarcted hearts in rats. Compared with MSC-Exo and siMIF-Exo, MIF-Exo significantly enhanced proliferation, migration and angiogenesis of HUVECs and inhibited H9C2 cardiomyocytes apoptosis under H/SD in vitro; MIF-Exo also significantly inhibited cardiomyocytes apoptosis, reduced fibrosis area and improved cardiac function in infarcted rats in vivo. Exosomal miRNAs sequence and qRT-PCR confirmed miRNA-133a-3p remarkably increased in MIF-Exo. The biological effects of HUVECs and H9C2 cardiomyocytes were attenuated with incubation of MIF-Exo and miR-133a-3p inhibitors. And these effects were accentuated with incubation of siMIF-Exo and miR-133a-3p mimics, followed by p-AKT protein level up-regulated.
Conclusion MIF-Exo enhance the effects on promoting angiogenesis, inhibiting apoptosis, reducing fibrosis and preserving heart function, in vitro and in vivo. The miR-133a-3p and its downstream AKT signal pathway were involved in these biological activities of MIF-Exo.

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