Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Induced by IL-1β Attenuate Urethral Stricture Through Let-7c/PAK1/NF-κB-Regulated Macrophage M2 Polarization.
Ye-Hui ChenRu-Nan DongJian HouTing-Ting LinShao-Hao ChenHang ChenJun-Ming ZhuJia-Yin ChenZhi-Bin KeFei LinXue-Yi XueYong WeiNing XuPublished in: Journal of inflammation research (2021)
These results support a role for let-7c-containing Exo-MSCsIL-1β in reducing urethral stricture via inhibition of PAK1-NF-κB signaling, M2 macrophage polarization, and differentiation of urethral myofibroblasts.