Small extracellular vesicles from young plasma reverse age-related functional declines by improving mitochondrial energy metabolism.
Xiaorui Chen, Yang Luo, Qing Zhu, Jingzi Zhang, Huan Huang, Yansheng Kan, Dian Li, Ming Xu, Shuohan Liu, Jianxiao Li, Jinmeng Pan, Li Zhang, Yan Guo, Binghao Wang, Guantong Qi, Zhen Zhou, Chen-Yu Zhang, Lei Fang, Yanbo Wang, Xi Chen
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Xiaorui Chen: Center for Reproductive Medicine and Department of Andrology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute of Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Yang Luo: Center for Reproductive Medicine and Department of Andrology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute of Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Qing Zhu: Center for Reproductive Medicine and Department of Andrology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute of Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Jingzi Zhang: Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. ORCID
Huan Huang: Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Yansheng Kan: Center for Reproductive Medicine and Department of Andrology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute of Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Dian Li: Center for Reproductive Medicine and Department of Andrology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute of Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Ming Xu: Center for Reproductive Medicine and Department of Andrology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute of Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Shuohan Liu: Center for Reproductive Medicine and Department of Andrology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute of Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Jianxiao Li: Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Jinmeng Pan: Center for Reproductive Medicine and Department of Andrology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute of Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Li Zhang: Center for Reproductive Medicine and Department of Andrology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute of Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Yan Guo: Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Binghao Wang: Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Guantong Qi: Center for Reproductive Medicine and Department of Andrology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute of Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Zhen Zhou: Center for Reproductive Medicine and Department of Andrology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute of Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Chen-Yu Zhang: Center for Reproductive Medicine and Department of Andrology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute of Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. cyzhang@nju.edu.cn. ORCID
Lei Fang: Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. njfanglei@nju.edu.cn. ORCID
Yanbo Wang: Center for Reproductive Medicine and Department of Andrology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute of Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. ybwang@nju.edu.cn. ORCID
Xi Chen: Center for Reproductive Medicine and Department of Andrology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, NJU Advanced Institute of Life Sciences (NAILS), School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. xichen@nju.edu.cn. ORCID
Recent investigations into heterochronic parabiosis have unveiled robust rejuvenating effects of young blood on aged tissues. However, the specific rejuvenating mechanisms remain incompletely elucidated. Here we demonstrate that small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) from the plasma of young mice counteract pre-existing aging at molecular, mitochondrial, cellular and physiological levels. Intravenous injection of young sEVs into aged mice extends their lifespan, mitigates senescent phenotypes and ameliorates age-associated functional declines in multiple tissues. Quantitative proteomic analyses identified substantial alterations in the proteomes of aged tissues after young sEV treatment, and these changes are closely associated with metabolic processes. Mechanistic investigations reveal that young sEVs stimulate PGC-1α expression in vitro and in vivo through their miRNA cargoes, thereby improving mitochondrial functions and mitigating mitochondrial deficits in aged tissues. Overall, this study demonstrates that young sEVs reverse degenerative changes and age-related dysfunction, at least in part, by stimulating PGC-1α expression and enhancing mitochondrial energy metabolism.
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