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            who have acute stroke within 72  h, and found that the   tissues. Therefore, exosomes can be used as promising
            expression of miR-223 was higher than that in control   diagnostic biomarker (Table 2) and therapeutic tool for the
            group [129] . Li et al. divided 55 patients with IS into acute   treatment of periodontitis and other diseases. These roles
            phase group and subacute stage group, and the results   are attributed to their abilities to transfer RNA, proteins,
            showed that plasma exosomal mir-422a and mir-125b-2-3p   enzymes, and lipids, thereby affecting physiological and
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            levels in subacute phase group were significantly lower than   pathological processes in various diseases .
            those in acute phase group, and the expression level of mir-  Recently, many investigations have shed light on
            422a in acute phase group was higher than that in control   periodontitis treatments using exosomes. Modified
            group [130] . Ji et al. detected the alternation in serum exosome   exosomes  can  inhibit  inflammation  and  promote
            concentrations and the levels of serum exosomal miR-9   periodontal regeneration by affecting the function of
            and miR-124 in 65 patients with acute IS and 66 non-stroke   periodontal cells or immune cells. Chew et al. observed
            patients, and the results showed that the concentration of   the effects of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) exosomes-
            serum exosomes was elevated, and the median levels of   loaded collagen sponges on the healing of periodontal
            serum exosomal miR-9 and miR-124 in acute IS patients   defects in immunocompetent rat models, and found that
            were significantly higher than those in control group [131] .  MSC-derived exosomes can increase PDL cells migration
                                                               and proliferation through CD73-mediated activation of
            5.5. Periodontal pathogens increase morbidity and   pro-survival AKT and ERK signals to promote periodontal
            risk of atherosclerosis, which leads to cardiovascular   regeneration [164] . Wang  et al. used osteoblasts stimulate
            disease                                            stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED)
            Cardiovascular disease is a common disease that seriously   to acquired special exosomes, and demonstrated that they
            threatens the health of human beings, especially the elder   have a facilitating effect on the osteogenic differentiation
            individuals [132] . Cardiovascular disease is a multifactorial   of PDLSCs in vitro. Both Wnt/β-catenin and BMP/Smad
            disease with complex etiology, and periodontitis may be   signaling pathways are involved in this physiological
                                                                     [98]
            one of the pathogenic factors. Systemic inflammatory   process , which indicates that exosomes isolated from
            response and vascular endothelial damage caused    SHED may have a great therapeutic potential in the loss
            by periodontitis are related to the development of   of periodontal or alveolar bone. Macrophages are involved
            cardiovascular disease [133] . Eight types of bacteria were   in the development of inflammation, and different types
            identical in both subgingival plaque and atherosclerotic   of macrophages play various roles in different stages of
            plaque. Among these bacteria, P. gingivalis and Tannerella   inflammation. In the early stage of inflammation, M1 cells
            forsythia significantly increase morbidity and risk of
            atherosclerosis. The results strongly correlate periodontal   Table 2. Exosomes as biomarkers
            bacterial co-occurrence and periodontal bacterial adhesion   Diseases  Biomarkers       References
            factor to atherosclerosis [134] . In addition, there is a certain   Periodontitis  miRNA-29, miR-207,   [139-141]
            relationship between periodontal disease and C-reactive          miR-495, miR-376b-3p,
            protein level, and C-reactive protein may also be involved       miR-1226
            in the development of cardiovascular disease [135] .  Osteoporosis  miR-324-3p, miR-766-3p,   [142,143]
                                                                             miR-1247-5p, miR-330-5p,
              The exosomes and their miRNAs may be involved in the           miR-3124-5p, miR-214
            pathophysiological process of atherosclerosis as a medium   Kidney disease  miR-29c, miR-21,   [144-147]
            of cell communication [136] . Wang et al. have demonstrated      ceruloplasmin, E-cadherin,
            that macrophage-derived exosomes can transfer miR-155 to         vimentin
            cardiac fibroblasts, thereby inhibiting fibroblast proliferation   Alzheimer’s   miR-342-3p, miR-9-5p,   [148-151]
            and enhancing inflammatory response [137] . Widera  et al.   disease  miR-598, miR-128,
            detected the expression of miRNA in plasma exosomes from         miR-125b
            a large number of patients with acute coronary syndrome,   Stroke  miR-9, miR-124,   [130,131,152,153]
            and the results showed that the expression of miR-1, miR-        miR-422a, miR-125b-2-3p,
            133a, miR-133b, and miR-208b was upregulated [138] .             miR-599, miR-451
                                                               Cardiovascular   miR-376a-3p, miR-27b,   [154-157]
            6. Application prospect of exosomes in             disease       miR-30a-5p, miR-122,
            periodontitis and other systemic diseases                        miR-126
                                                               Tumor         miR-301a, miR-320d,    [158-163]
            Specific contents are the attributes of exosomes that            miR-429, miR-25-3p,
            allow them to send signals to specific recipient cells or        miR-21, miR-148a


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