Title:Wound Healing Properties of Exosomes — A Review and Modelling
of Combinatorial Analysis Strategies
Volume: 22
Issue: 2
Author(s): Fong Fong Liew*, Boon Cheng Chew and Der Jiun Ooi*
Affiliation:
- Department of Oral Biology and Biomedical Science, Faculty of Dentistry, MAHSA University, Jalan SP 2, Bandar Saujana Putra, 42610 Jenjarom, Selangor,Malaysia
- Department of Oral Biology and Biomedical Science, Faculty of Dentistry, MAHSA University, Jalan SP 2, Bandar Saujana Putra, 42610 Jenjarom, Selangor,Malaysia
Keywords:
Exosome, healing, combinatorial analysis, STRING tools, gene ontologY, KEGG pathway, DAVID and ingenuity pathway analysis
Abstract: Wound healing is an elaborated process, well-regulated via cell migration and
proliferation. Although the physiological basics of wound healing have been thoroughly
investigated and reported, much remains to be studied. Particularly, various studies
have demonstrated the immunomodulatory roles of exosomes derived from plant cells,
mammalian cells, and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in the healing and repairing
system. The paracrine and therapeutic effects of exosomes are mainly associated with
the broad exosomal cargo content comprising growth factors, cytokines, enzymes,
nucleic acids, proteins, and lipid signaling molecules. Nevertheless, the functional or
mechanism pathway of exosomes with reference to overall exosomal cargo remains
undetermined. To date, combinatorial analysis strategies employing Database for
Annotation, Visualization, and Integrated Discovery (DAVID), STRING tools, Gene
Ontology (GO), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes, Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment
analysis, as well as Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) have been applied in elucidating
network interaction and functional pathway of exosomes. In this review paper, the
application of combinatorial analysis strategies is demonstrated to better understand the
therapeutic potentials of exosomes in the wound healing process. In conclusion,
functional modulation of exosomal cargo for specific biological treatment is achievable,
and modelling of combinatorial analysis strategies will hopefully bridge the research gap
and provide a paradigm shift to regenerative processes.