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Somasundram, Bharath

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4714-9772

Mayo Clinic

Loyola University Chicago

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Vascular protection by young circulating extracellular vesicles ameliorates aging-related pulmonary fibrosis
Gianì, Fiorenza , Roos, B., Link, Patrick A. , Somasundram, Bharath , Dresler, Sara R. , Sciacca, Enrico, Javeed, Naureen , Ligresti, Giovanni , Tschumperlin, Daniel J. , Tschumperlin, Daniel J , Caporarello, Nunzia , Link, Patrick A , Vancheri, Carlo , Caporarello, Nunzia

American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology | May 24, 2025 | Volume: 329 | Issue: 1 | Pages: C159-C169

10.1152/ajpcell.00022.2025 Get It

This study demonstrates that circulating extracellular vesicles (cEVs) isolated from young mice reverse the transcriptional alterations of the aged mouse pulmonary vasculature, leading to a more youthful endothelial transcriptional phenotype. As a result of this vascular phenotype, aged mice are protected from bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. These findings highlight the therapeutic potential of targeting vascular aging to alleviate pulmonary fibrosis.