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      "id": "lctw-003-01",
      "title": "Direct 3D isolation in gelatin methacryloyl microbeads versus conventional 2D isolation and culture: a trade-off between mesenchymal stromal cell purity and niche-associated transcriptional profiles",
      "source": "bioRxiv (preprint)",
      "posted_date": "2026-10-13",
      "finding": "Across four human donors, day-21 2D plastic culture gave a purer MSC marker compartment than bulk GelMA 3D isolation, while one-donor scRNA-seq of GelMA microbead-derived cells (37,784 cells) found niche-associated MSC clusters within a heterogeneous marrow mix (4,840 DEGs vs 2D).",
      "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.10.758039v1",
      "doi": "10.64898/2026.10.10.758039",
      "topic_tags": [
        "msc",
        "bone_marrow_msc",
        "isolation",
        "3d_culture",
        "gelma",
        "manufacturing"
      ],
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    {
      "id": "lctw-003-02",
      "title": "Osteogenic priming of canine perivascular mesenchymal stromal cells enhances extracellular vesicle yield and in vitro activity for bone regeneration",
      "source": "Veterinary Journal",
      "posted_date": "2026-10-14",
      "finding": "Osteogenic priming of canine umbilical cord perivascular MSCs raised EV particle yield about 1.5-fold (5.6 +/- 0.5 x 10^10 vs 3.7 +/- 0.7 x 10^10 particles/mL) without changing size distribution or TSG101, and improved mineralization (P=0.0003) and EV-driven migration (P=0.005).",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2026.106932",
      "doi": "10.1016/j.tvjl.2026.106932",
      "topic_tags": [
        "msc",
        "perivascular_msc",
        "evs",
        "osteogenic_priming",
        "manufacturing",
        "veterinary"
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    {
      "id": "lctw-003-03",
      "title": "Dynamic tensile conditioning of mesenchymal stem cell-laden auxetic scaffolds for enhanced YAP-dependent miR-30 enrichment in extracellular vesicles for pulmonary fibrosis therapy",
      "source": "Biomaterials",
      "posted_date": "2026-10-15",
      "finding": "Dynamic stretch on auxetic lung-dECM scaffolds drove YAP nuclear accumulation in MSCs and selective miR-30 enrichment in the resulting EVs; in bleomycin rats those dEVs restored lung architecture and cut collagen, with miR-30 acting on myofibroblasts and M1-to-M2 macrophage switching.",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2026.124705",
      "doi": "10.1016/j.biomaterials.2026.124705",
      "topic_tags": [
        "msc",
        "evs",
        "mechanobiology",
        "yap",
        "mirna",
        "pulmonary_fibrosis",
        "manufacturing"
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    {
      "id": "lctw-003-04",
      "title": "ATG5-overexpressing MSCs improve ligament healing with an associated shift toward M2 macrophage polarization in aged rats",
      "source": "Open Medicine",
      "posted_date": "2026-10-13",
      "finding": "Aged rats healed medial collateral ligaments poorly and aged MSCs showed low autophagy; ATG5-overexpressing aged MSCs transplanted into injured ligaments were linked to better repair (proliferation, angiogenesis, collagen, biomechanics), less apoptosis, and a shift toward M2 macrophage markers.",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2026-1545",
      "doi": "10.1515/med-2026-1545",
      "topic_tags": [
        "msc",
        "autophagy",
        "aging",
        "ligament",
        "macrophage",
        "atg5"
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      "preprint": false
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    {
      "id": "lctw-003-05",
      "title": "Mesenchymal stromal cells immunosuppress osteoarthritis synovial fluid modulated monocytes via IL-6 and CCL2",
      "source": "Cell Death & Disease",
      "posted_date": "2026-10-15",
      "finding": "KOA synovial fluid pushed CD14+ monocytes into a dysfunctional mixed phenotype with impaired phagocytosis; marrow MSC conditioned medium restored CD163/CD206 up, HLA-DR/CD86 down, STAT3 up and JNK/NF-kB down, cut TNF and IL-1, and restored phagocytosis, with IL-6 block (and to a lesser extent CCL2) partly reversing the MSC effect.",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-026-09194-y",
      "doi": "10.1038/s41419-026-09194-y",
      "topic_tags": [
        "msc",
        "osteoarthritis",
        "monocytes",
        "il6",
        "ccl2",
        "potency_assay",
        "secretome"
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      "id": "lctw-003-06",
      "title": "Proteomic and beta-hydroxybutyrylation landscapes reveal AMPK-alpha2-associated modulation in HUCMSC-derived exosome-mediated amelioration of cardiac aging",
      "source": "Molecular & Cellular Proteomics",
      "posted_date": "2026-10-15",
      "finding": "In wild-type aged mice, hUCMSC exosomes improved systolic and diastolic function, grip strength, fibrosis and ATP, with proteomics mapping 1,755 Kbhb sites on 652 proteins; AMPK-alpha2 knockout aged mice got only partial diastolic and mitochondrial rescue without systolic or fibrosis recovery.",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcpro.2026.101680",
      "doi": "10.1016/j.mcpro.2026.101680",
      "topic_tags": [
        "msc",
        "umbilical_cord_msc",
        "exosomes",
        "cardiac_aging",
        "ampk",
        "kbhb"
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      "id": "lctw-003-07",
      "title": "Adhesive cationic hyaluronic acid loading with small extracellular vesicles from IL-6 activated mesenchymal stem cells improves repair of corrosive esophageal injury",
      "source": "Materials Today Bio",
      "posted_date": "2026-10-13",
      "finding": "IL-6-pretreated UC-MSC small EVs outperformed naive sEVs on fibroblast migration and macrophage inflammation suppression, and when loaded in a cationic hyaluronic acid adhesive hydrogel cut inflammation, oxidative stress, fibrosis and stricture in a rat corrosive esophageal injury model.",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtbio.2026.103706",
      "doi": "10.1016/j.mtbio.2026.103706",
      "topic_tags": [
        "msc",
        "umbilical_cord_msc",
        "evs",
        "il6_licensing",
        "hydrogel",
        "esophageal_injury"
      ],
      "preprint": false
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    {
      "id": "lctw-003-08",
      "title": "A trial of exosome rich stem cell secretome as a potential treatment for Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome",
      "source": "Frontiers in Medicine",
      "posted_date": "2026-10-14",
      "finding": "In a 10-patient open-label pilot, IV bone-marrow MSC extracellular-vesicle-enriched secretome (up to four doses over up to five months) had no treatment-related adverse events; the group improved on a 9-criteria symptom score, six of ten had rapid sustained gains, and one extended-treatment responder stayed in apparent remission for 32 months after stopping.",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1945865",
      "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2026.1945865",
      "topic_tags": [
        "secretome",
        "exosomes",
        "clinical_trial",
        "heds",
        "bone_marrow_msc"
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      "preprint": false
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    {
      "id": "lctw-003-09",
      "title": "Adipose mesenchymal stem cells secreted exosomal miR-26a-5p ameliorate renal fibrosis via inhibiting glycolysis and ferroptosis in renal interstitial fibrosis",
      "source": "Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine",
      "posted_date": "2026-10-16",
      "finding": "Adipose MSC exosomes cut UUO mouse renal fibrosis and suppressed tubular glycolysis and ferroptosis; miR-26a-5p was enriched in the exosomes and targeted Pfkfb3, and knocking down miR-26a-5p weakened protection while Pfkfb3 inhibition rescued the loss.",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.71369",
      "doi": "10.1111/jcmm.71369",
      "topic_tags": [
        "msc",
        "adipose_msc",
        "exosomes",
        "mirna",
        "renal_fibrosis",
        "ferroptosis"
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      "preprint": false
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      "id": "lctw-003-10",
      "title": "Safety and biodistribution of NK cell-based immunotherapy in healthy and cancer-bearing humanized-BLT mice",
      "source": "Critical Reviews in Immunology",
      "posted_date": "2026-10-13",
      "finding": "Osteoclast- and probiotic-expanded supercharged NK (sNK) cells killed cancer cells but not primary immune cells, circulated into hu-BLT mouse tissues after adoptive transfer without visible toxicity, and raised peripheral NK percentages in the mice.",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1615/CritRevImmunol.2025060469",
      "doi": "10.1615/CritRevImmunol.2025060469",
      "topic_tags": [
        "nk",
        "supercharged_nk",
        "biodistribution",
        "safety",
        "humanized_mice",
        "manufacturing"
      ],
      "preprint": false
    },
    {
      "id": "lctw-003-11",
      "title": "Cytokine-induced killer cells combined with temozolomide suppress glioblastoma progression in an orthotopic model and demonstrate clinical feasibility in recurrent glioblastoma",
      "source": "Frontiers in Neurology",
      "posted_date": "2026-10-15",
      "finding": "Twelve patient-derived CIK products showed effector-memory phenotype with high NKG2D/DNAM-1; in orthotopic LN229 GBM mice TMZ and TMZ+CIK both cut radiance vs control by week 4 (treatment-by-time p=0.0054) without a clear TMZ vs TMZ+CIK gap, and in 12 recurrent GBM patients median PFS was 10.5 months and median OS 14.2 months with stable disease as best response.",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2026.1895857",
      "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2026.1895857",
      "topic_tags": [
        "nk",
        "cik",
        "glioblastoma",
        "clinical",
        "temozolomide"
      ],
      "preprint": false
    },
    {
      "id": "lctw-003-12",
      "title": "Bone marrow macrophage STING signaling is a direct nexus linking marrow adipose expansion to NAD+ depletion and osteogenic decline in skeletal aging",
      "source": "Advanced Science",
      "posted_date": "2026-10-15",
      "finding": "Age-accumulated marrow adipocyte sDPP4 activated TLR4/STING in bone marrow macrophages, driving CD38 upregulation that depleted NMN and impaired neighboring BM-MSC osteogenesis; STING inhibition plus NMN attenuated bone loss in preclinical models, while STING loss helped from mid-life but hurt early development.",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.77571",
      "doi": "10.1002/advs.77571",
      "topic_tags": [
        "senescence",
        "sting",
        "bone_marrow",
        "nad",
        "macrophage",
        "msc",
        "aging"
      ],
      "preprint": false
    },
    {
      "id": "lctw-003-13",
      "title": "Paracrine bone-derived senescent secretome is associated with spatially patterned ECM remodeling and altered biomechanics in human brain organoids",
      "source": "Stem Cells",
      "posted_date": "2026-10-12",
      "finding": "Chronic exposure of human cerebral organoids to senescent osteocyte secretome remodeled ECM and mechanics (lower apparent modulus intact; locally elevated modulus in cryosections) and upregulated ECM/inflammatory/senescence programs while suppressing neurodevelopmental and synaptic networks.",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1093/stmcls/sxag057",
      "doi": "10.1093/stmcls/sxag057",
      "topic_tags": [
        "senescence",
        "sasp",
        "osteocyte",
        "brain_organoid",
        "ecm",
        "aging"
      ],
      "preprint": false
    },
    {
      "id": "lctw-003-14",
      "title": "Reprogramming NOX4-associated ferro-aging with an iron-chelating senescent-cell-targeted therapy for intervertebral disc degeneration",
      "source": "Bioactive Materials",
      "posted_date": "2026-10-15",
      "finding": "A NOX4-linked ferro-aging program in nucleus pulposus cells was targeted with SenoFAN, an amentoflavone-loaded iron-chelating phenolic nanozyme coated with NKG2D-engineered NPC membranes; in a rat puncture IVDD model it preferred ferro-aging NPCs, stayed in the disc longer, cut iron and senescence, and preserved disc structure with favorable biosafety.",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2026.09.030",
      "doi": "10.1016/j.bioactmat.2026.09.030",
      "topic_tags": [
        "senolytic",
        "ferroptosis",
        "nox4",
        "ivdd",
        "nanozyme",
        "targeted_delivery"
      ],
      "preprint": false
    },
    {
      "id": "lctw-003-15",
      "title": "High-fat diet-induced metabolic stress durably reprograms the liver regenerative compartment toward a senescence-like state",
      "source": "Aging Cell",
      "posted_date": "2026-10-16",
      "finding": "Chronic high-fat diet in male rats left a persistent senescence-like state in liver regenerative cells: after CCl4 injury proliferation was reduced, and HFD-derived liver organoids kept low formation/serial propagation, high SA-beta-gal, low Lamin B1 and Ki67 through passage 3; MitoQ partly restored formation efficiency and cut oxidative/inflammatory secretion.",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.70769",
      "doi": "10.1111/acel.70769",
      "topic_tags": [
        "senescence",
        "liver",
        "regeneration",
        "high_fat_diet",
        "organoid",
        "mitoq"
      ],
      "preprint": false
    },
    {
      "id": "lctw-003-16",
      "title": "Polygonatum sibiricum polysaccharide attenuates BMSC senescence by inhibiting NCOA4-mediated ferritinophagy",
      "source": "Pharmaceutical Biology",
      "posted_date": "2026-10-14",
      "finding": "Polygonatum sibiricum polysaccharide concentration-dependently cut TBH-induced rat BMSC senescence, partly restored osteogenesis and reduced adipogenesis, by lowering NCOA4-driven ferritinophagy, Fe2+ load, mitochondrial ROS and cGAS-STING; NCOA4 overexpression blunted the protection.",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1080/13880209.2026.2746259",
      "doi": "10.1080/13880209.2026.2746259",
      "topic_tags": [
        "msc",
        "bone_marrow_msc",
        "senescence",
        "ferritinophagy",
        "ncoa4",
        "natural_product"
      ],
      "preprint": false
    },
    {
      "id": "lctw-003-17",
      "title": "The bile acid receptor TGR5 modulates hippocampal neural stem cell state and ageing",
      "source": "bioRxiv (preprint)",
      "posted_date": "2026-10-15",
      "finding": "TGR5 agonist TC-G 1005 expanded hippocampal NSCs without forcing neurons, released BMP4 quiescence, reopened autophagy, and cut IL-6-driven p53/p16; in 18-month-old mice 5 mg/kg SC twice daily for 28 days expanded SOX2+ and proliferating NSCs, reduced p16, improved spatial memory, and shifted 86 shared proteins toward a younger hippocampal proteome.",
      "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.08.757807v1",
      "doi": "10.64898/2026.10.08.757807",
      "topic_tags": [
        "senescence",
        "neural_stem_cell",
        "tgr5",
        "aging",
        "hippocampus"
      ],
      "preprint": true
    }
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