Tiny bubbles from stem cells help old mouse brains remember better

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Intranasal Human NSC‐Derived EVs Therapy Can Restrain Inflammatory Microglial Transcriptome, and NLRP3 and cGAS‐STING Signalling, in Aged Hippocampus

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Summary

Scientists gave old mice tiny bubbles (called EVs) made from human stem cells through their nose. These bubbles carried special messages that told the brain's immune cells to calm down, fix damaged energy factories, and stop causing inflammation.

Proposed Mechanism
miR-30e-3p inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation
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miR-181a-5p inhibits cGAS-STING pathway activation
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EV-mediated suppression of neuroinflammatory transcriptome improves mitochondrial function
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EV-induced microglial transcriptomic reprogramming reduces neuroinflammation
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Reduced neuroinflammation and oxidative stress improve cognitive function
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