Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury (MI/RI) remains a major challenge in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction due to the lack of effective therapeutic options. Despite advancements in interventional techniques like percutaneous coronary intervention, MI/RI-induced oxidative stress, inflammatory responses, and cardiomyocyte apoptosis still lead to poor long-term prognosis for patients. While mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) and their derivates show promising potential for MI/RI therapy, their clinical application is hindered by low transplantation efficiency—often resulting from poor cell retention in the ischemic myocardium—and insufficient yield for large-scale clinical use. In this study, we engineered nanoscale artificial cell-derived vesicles (ACDVs) by extruding Ginsenoside Rg1-primed MSCs (Rg1-MSCs), resulting in Rg1-ACDVs. Rg1-ACDVs displayed superior therapeutic efficacy compared to non-primed ACDVs and extracellular vesicles derived from Rg1-MSCs (Rg1-EVs), as evidenced by reduced myocardial infarct size in rat MI/RI models. Multi-omics analysis revealed that Rg1-ACDVs possess distinct molecular signatures associated with promoting cell cycle progression and reducing DNA damage, including upregulated expression of DNA repair-related proteins and cell cycle regulators. These findings were further validated experimentally, demonstrating that Rg1-ACDVs effectively reduce reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation—an important driver of MI/RI—and mitigate DNA damage both in vitro (in cultured cardiomyocytes) and in vivo (in rat MI/RI models). This study highlights the synergistic benefits of combining Ginsenoside Rg1 priming (which modulates MSC paracrine function) with nanoscale engineering (which optimizes vesicle delivery), and introduces Rg1-ACDVs as a scalable and innovative strategy, offering a promising approach for improving clinical outcomes in MI/RI therapy.
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Artificial Cell-Derived Vesicles from Ginsenoside Rg1-Primed Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Mitigate Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage in Myocardial Ischemic/Reperfusion Injury
Published:
29 October 2025
by MDPI
in The 1st International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutics
session Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology
Abstract:
Keywords: myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury;mesenchymal stromal cells; artificial cell derived vesicles; extracellular vesicles,;Ginsenoside Rg1;oxidative stress
Comments on this paper
زائد سلطان احمد عبدالله البريهي البريهي
27 November 2025
Very valuable information, and we benefited greatly from it. Thank you very much.
Abdullah Farhan
29 November 2025
A highly innovative study introducing engineered artificial cell-derived vesicles from Rg1-primed MSCs, demonstrating superior cardioprotective activity in myocardial I/R injury. The multi-omics data highlight enhanced DNA repair and reduced oxidative stress, while in vivo studies confirm significant infarct size reduction. This synergistic combination of pharmacological priming and nanotechnology provides a promising translational pathway.
