Erratum: Exosomes released by human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells protect against renal interstitial fibrosis through ROS-mediated P38MAPK/ERK signaling pathway.
Bo Liu, Dong Hu, Yu Zhou, Yihang Yu, Lianju Shen, Chunlan Long, Denis Butnaru, Peter Timashev, Dawei He, Tao Lin, Tao Xu, Deying Zhang, Guanghui Wei
Abstract
, hucMSC-Ex significantly inhibited TGF-β1-induced apoptosis of NRK-52E cells by altering the production of ROS. Furthermore, it was observed that hucMSC-Ex inhibited apoptosis by inhibiting the activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38MAPK)/extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 pathway. In conclusion, the results showed that hucMSC-Ex had positive effects towards UUO-induced renal fibrosis and apoptosis of renal tubular epithelial cells, and its mechanism of action was associated with inhibition of ROS-mediated p38MAPK/ERK signaling pathway. These data suggest the potential application of hucMSC-Ex in the treatment of chronic kidney disease, and also reveal the underlying mechanism of hucMSC-Ex action.