Extracellular vesicles as a next-generation drug delivery platform

IK Herrmann, MJA Wood, G Fuhrmann - Nature nanotechnology, 2021 - nature.com
Extracellular-vesicle-based cell-to-cell communication is conserved across all kingdoms of
life. There is compelling evidence that extracellular vesicles are involved in major (patho) …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging concepts of miRNA therapeutics: from cells to clinic

C Diener, A Keller, E Meese - Trends in Genetics, 2022 - cell.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are very powerful genetic regulators, as evidenced by the fact that a
single miRNA can direct entire cellular pathways via interacting with a broad spectrum of …

Engineered neutrophil-derived exosome-like vesicles for targeted cancer therapy

J Zhang, C Ji, H Zhang, H Shi, F Mao, H Qian, W Xu… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Neutrophils are the most abundant innate immune cells in human circulation; however, their
derived exosomes have been rarely studied for tumor treatment. Here, we reported that …

Exosome-mediated delivery of Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complexes for tissue-specific gene therapy of liver diseases

T Wan, J Zhong, Q Pan, T Zhou, Y **, X Liu - Science advances, 2022 - science.org
CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing has emerged as a powerful therapeutic technology, but the lack
of safe and efficient in vivo delivery systems, especially for tissue-specific vectors, limits its …

Reversing insufficient photothermal therapy-induced tumor relapse and metastasis by regulating cancer-associated fibroblasts

X Li, T Yong, Z Wei, N Bie, X Zhang, G Zhan, J Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Insufficient tumor accumulation and distribution of photosensitizers as well as low antitumor
immunity severely restrict the therapeutic efficacy of photothermal therapy (PTT). Cancer …

Plant‐derived extracellular vesicles: Recent advancements and current challenges on their use for biomedical applications

MQ Lian, WH Chng, J Liang, HQ Yeo… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) represent a diverse class of lipid bilayer membrane vesicles
released by both animal and plant cells. These ubiquitous vesicles are involved in …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic application of quercetin in aging-related diseases: SIRT1 as a potential mechanism

Z Cui, X Zhao, FK Amevor, X Du, Y Wang, D Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Quercetin, a naturally non-toxic flavonoid within the safe dose range with antioxidant, anti-
apoptotic and anti-inflammatory properties, plays an important role in the treatment of aging …

Engineered extracellular vesicles for cancer therapy

X Zhang, H Zhang, J Gu, J Zhang, H Shi… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as a novel cell‐free strategy for the treatment of
many diseases including cancer. As a result of their natural properties to mediate cell‐to‐cell …

Liposomes and extracellular vesicles as drug delivery systems: A comparison of composition, pharmacokinetics, and functionalization

L van der Koog, TB Gandek… - Advanced healthcare …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past decades, lipid‐based nanoparticle drug delivery systems (DDS) have caught
the attention of researchers worldwide, encouraging the field to rapidly develop improved …

Exosome-based smart drug delivery tool for cancer theranostics

R Kar, R Dhar, S Mukherjee, S Nag… - ACS biomaterials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Exosomes are the phospholipid-membrane-bound subpopulation of extracellular vesicles
derived from the plasma membrane. The main activity of exosomes is cellular …