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Table 2 Overview of the functions of ApoBDs derived from different cells

From: Apoptotic bodies: bioactive treasure left behind by the dying cells with robust diagnostic and therapeutic application potentials

Source

Application

Cell type

Function and mechanism

Refs.

Malignant tumor

Drug delivery

Mouse breast metastatic cancer cells

ApoBDs penetrate the blood–brain barrier

[102]

Human cancer cells (breast, glioblastoma, and hepatic cancer) and mouse breast cancer cells

ApoBDs target macrophages and cancer cells

[19]

Human melanoma cell

ApoBDs target DCs

[113]

Therapeutic

Human hepatoma cells

ApoBDs promote survival of HSC via activation of the JAK1/STAT3 pathway

[129]

Human glioblastoma cell

ApoBDs-mediated transfer of spliceosomal proteins

[109]

Murine melanoma

Induce anti-tumor immune responses

[111]

Diagnostic tools

Prostate cancer cells

A higher number of ApoBDs

[108, 114]

MSCs

Therapeutic

Murine MSCs

Promote angiogenesis

[6]

BMSCs

Reduced COX2 expression

[16]

Murine BMSCs

Promote M2 macrophage polarization

[6]

Drug delivery

Human MSCs

ApoBDs-laden hyaluronic acid hydrogel for endometrial regeneration

[74]

Immune cells

Therapeutic

Mouse macrophage

ApoBDs promote the proliferation of recipient epithelial cells

[123]

Human lymphoblasts

Immunogenic molecules are translocated into ApoBDs

[101]

DCs

ApoBDs are phagocytosed by other DCs

[124]

Human T cells

Induce unresponsiveness of peripheral T cells

[95]

Mouse monocyte

ApoBDs facilitate viral propagation

[7]

Diagnostic tools

Human plasma

ApoBDs as biomarkers for measuring apoptosis

[125]

Other cells

Therapeutic

Human vitiligo melanocyte

TyrP-1 and Asp230 concentrated in ApoBDs

[126]

Rat endplate chondrocytes

Adjust ENPP1, ANK, and TNAP expression

[8]

Osteoclast

Activate RANKL reverse signaling

[82]

Mouse insulinoma β cells

Reestablish peripheral immune tolerance

[127]

Rat cardiomyocyte

Stimulate proliferation and differentiation of myocardial cells

[128]

  1. HSC: hepatic stellate cells; MSCs: mesenchymal stem cells; DCs: dendritic cell