JKAP regulates T cell immunity and inflammation in autoimmune diseases. This study investigates how bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC)-derived exosomes deliver JKAP to restore Th17/Treg balance in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA CD4(+) T-cells and fibroblast-like synoviocytes (RA-FLS) were treated with BMSC, exosomes, or JKAP-modified exosomes ± AKT/ERK inhibitors. BMSC/exosomes suppressed Th17 and promoted Treg differentiation, effects diminished without exosomes. JKAP knockdown impaired exosome-mediated Th17/Treg regulation and AKT/ERK activation, while overexpression enhanced these effects. JKAP-deficient exosomes increased CD4(+) T cell proliferation and RA-FLS inflammation, reversed by AKT/ERK inhibition. In collagen-induced arthritis mice, exosomes alleviated symptoms and restored Th17/Treg balance, whereas JKAP knockdown exacerbated arthritis and disrupted balance. JKAP-overexpressing exosomes showed opposite effects. Thus, BMSC exosomes mitigate RA by delivering JKAP to restore immune balance via AKT/ERK pathways.
BMSC exosomes deliver JKAP to restore Th17/Treg balance via AKT/ERK, alleviating rheumatoid arthritis.
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作者:Xu Fang-Tian, Ling Yu, Wei Hui-Xian, Meng Lingzhang, Yin Dong, Lai Zhong-Hong, Huang Yu, Huang Xiao, Li Hai-Ye, Luo Qin-Wen, Song Jian, Tang Qiang, Li Hong-Mian
期刊: | iScience | 影响因子: | 4.100 |
时间: | 2025 | 起止号: | 2025 Jun 6; 28(7):112832 |
doi: | 10.1016/j.isci.2025.112832 |
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