Abstract
Adipose tissue is an active endocrine organ that can secrete a wide number of factors to regulate adipogenesis via paracrine signals. In addition to soluble proteins in adipose tissue, microRNAs (miRNAs) enriched in extracellular vesicles (EVs), such as exosomes or microvesicles, could modulate intercellular communications. In this study, we demonstrated that exosome-like vesicles derived from adipose tissue (Exo-AT) were internalized by adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ADSCs), and that these, in turn, induced adipogenesis. High-throughput sequencing showed that 45 miRNAs were enriched in Exo-AT, and 31.11% of them were associated with adipogenesis, compared with ADSC-derived exosome-like vesicles (Exo-ADSC). miR-450a-5p, one of the most abundant miRNAs in Exo-AT, was a proadipogenic miRNA. Further study demonstrated that miR-450a-5p promoted adipogenesis through repressing expression of WISP2 by targeting its 3' untranslated region. Additionally, Exo-AT could also downregulate the expression of WISP2, while miR-450a-5p inhibitor reversed this effect. Moreover, inhibition of miR-450a-5p impaired adipogenesis mediated by exosome-like vesicles. In conclusion, Exo-AT mediates adipogenic differentiation through a mechanism involving transfer of miR-450a-5p.
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