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Vascular protection by young circulating extracellular vesicles ameliorates aging-related pulmonary fibrosis

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

10.1152/ajpcell.00022.2025 | PMID 40411768

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.