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Stem cell-derived exosome therapy for traumatic brain injury and its auditory complications - 19/07/26

Doi : 10.1016/j.biopha.2026.119755 
Haitao Zhang b, 1, Maoxiang Xu a, c, 1, Boyu Cai a, c, Zhao Wang a, c, Tianlong Li a, c, Stephanie Jung d, Fei Tan a, c, e, f, ⁎
a Department of ORL-HNS, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital, and School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China 
b Department of Neurosurgery, First Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China 
c Plasma Medicine and Surgical Implants Center, Tongji University, Shanghai, China 
d Institute of Cardiovascular Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany 
e The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland 
f The Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, UK 

⁎ Corresponding author at: Department of ORL-HNS, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital, and School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. Department of ORL-HNS, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital, and School of Medicine, Tongji University Shanghai China

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury poses substantial public health and socio-economic threat globally. Hearing loss is one of the most common sensory complications of TBI. Post-traumatic hearing handicap causes impairment in cognition and communication, which further reduce the quality of life of TBI patients. Treatment option for TBI and concurrent auditory complications are limited. Stem cell-derived exosome therapy has recently proven a versatile and potent treatment. After a meticulous dissection of relevant literature, we present this comprehensive, up-to-date, pathophysiology-specific and translation-oriented review to highlight the application and mechanism of stem cell-derived exosome therapy on TBI and its auditory complications. We first explored various epidemiological, clinical, and audiological traits connecting TBI and hearing loss. Then, multiple therapeutic effects of SC-Exos were demonstrated, such as the anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, anti-apoptotic, anti-excitotoxic, and neurotrophic potential. These effects precisely align with the main pathophysiological events contributing to TBI and hearing reduction, such as neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, programmed cell death, excitotoxicity, and neural degeneration. In addition, strategies to enhance the therapeutic effects, such as biomaterial-facilitated local delivery and internal and external exosomal modification, were showcased. Finally, we presented few pioneering clinical trials of using SC-Exos on human subjects with TBI and sensorineural hearing loss. In this review, we highlight stem cell-derived exosomes as promising treatment modality for TBI and its auditory complications. We recommend that future research extend wisdoms from this work to managing other sensory complications after TBI with possibilities of clinical translation.

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Highlights

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Auditory complications after traumatic brain injury are heterogenous but remain very common.
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Stem cell-derived exosome therapy has proven a versatile and potent treatment for both TBI and HL.
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Neuroinflammation, excitotoxicity, oxidative stress, and programmed cell death are therapeutic targets.
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Their therapeutic effects can be enhanced using biomaterial delivery and exosomal modification.
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SC-Exo therapy has evolved from preclinical studies into human trials with promising results.
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Keywords : Exosomes, Stem cell, Traumatic brain injury, Hearing loss, Auditory


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