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The aim of the study was to investigate the therapeutic potential of exosomes secreted by endothelial cells (EC-exos) on steroid-induced osteonecrosis of femoral head (SNFH). First, we successfully obtained EC-exos through differential centrifugation. Then, the effects of EC-exos on mouse embryo osteoblast precursor (MC3T3-E1) cells under high concentration of dexamethasone (Dex) were analysed , which included cell migration, viability, and apoptosis. , a SNFH rat model was successfully established and treated with EC-exos. Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) and haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) were used to observe femoral trabeculae. Our results showed that EC-exos improved cell viability and migration of osteoblasts and reduced the apoptotic effect of high concentration of Dex on osteoblasts . Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/Bcl-2 signalling pathway was activated in MC3T3-E1 cells under the response to EC-exos. , increased bone volume per tissue volume (BV/TV) (=0.031), trabecular thickness (Tb.Th) (=0.020), and decreased separation (Tb.Sp) (=0.040) were observed in SNFH rats treated with EC-exos. H&E staining revealed fewer empty lacunae and pyknotic osteocytes in trabeculae. The expression of Bcl-2 and Akt in EC-exos group was significantly increased in trabeculae tissue. Overall, our finding indicated that EC-exos could attenuate SNFH by inhibiting osteoblast apoptosis via the PI3K/Akt/Bcl-2 pathway.
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