Isolation and Characterization of Marrow-Isolated Adult Multilineage Inducible (MIAMI) Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Demonstrate Multifunctional Therapeutic Potential in Tissue Regeneration and Anti-Inflammatory Immunomodulation
Marrow-isolated adult multilineage inducible (MIAMI) cells are a subpopulation of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSC) with enhanced self-renewal, multilineage plasticity, and anti-inflammatory properties, suggesting that their extracellular vesicles (MIA-EVs) may confer advantages over conventional MSC-EVs. MIAMI cells were transcriptionally profiled and expressed regenerative markers, including <i>PDGFRB</i>, <i>CDX2</i>, and <i>TERT</i>. We report the first successful isolation and characterization of MIA-EVs. EVs were isolated by ultracentrifugation and characterized by nanoparticle tracking analysis, transmission electron microscopy, flow cytometry, and surface markers. Cargo analysis identified growth factors (<i>IGFBP-1</i>, <i>HGF</i>, <i>VEGF-D</i>) and 19 highly expressed miRNA targeting survival, regenerative, and immune regulatory pathways. MIA-EVs were efficiently internalized, enhanced keratinocyte wound closure and suppressed osteosarcoma proliferation in vitro. Conditioned MIA-EVs reshaped pathway weighting without altering core regulatory identity, as a conserved 15-miRNA backbone persisted across naïve, irradiated, and cytokine-primed states. In contrast, a 9-miRNA core shared with MSC-EVs defined a basal mesenchymal framework, while MIA-EVs expanded regenerative, survival, and immune network connectivity. Similar to embryonic stem cell (ESC)-EVs, both MIA- and cytokine-primed EVs promoted M2 macrophage polarization, selectively upregulating <i>IL1R2</i> and <i>PPARG</i>/<i>STAT1</i>, respectively. Meanwhile, MSC-EVs induced heterogeneous responses. These findings establish MIA-EVs as a conditioning-resistant, systems-regulated, cell-free platform with regenerative, immunomodulatory, and cytoprotective potential under hostile microenvironments.
Authors
- Alicia R. Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3962-6652)
- Thomas Michael Best (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2836-161X)
- Dimitrios Kouroupis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3892-9013)
- Michelle B. R. G. Ley
- Gianluca D’Ippolito
- H. Thomas Temple
Institutions
- University of Miami (US)
- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cells
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/cells15050396
- Primary Topic
- Extracellular vesicles in disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Diabetes Research Institute Foundation
- University of Miami
- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Health Systems
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases