Extracellular vesicles: A bright star of nanomedicine

P Wu, B Zhang, DKW Ocansey, W Xu, H Qian - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have unique structural, compositional, and morphological
characteristics as well as predominant physiochemical stability and biocompatibility …

Liver fibrosis: Pathophysiology, pathogenetic targets and clinical issues

M Parola, M Pinzani - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
The progression of chronic liver diseases (CLD), irrespective of etiology, involves chronic
parenchymal injury, persistent activation of inflammatory response as well as sustained …

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

T Wan, J Zhong, Q Pan, T Zhou, Y Ping, 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 …

New technologies for analysis of extracellular vesicles

H Shao, H Im, CM Castro, X Breakefield… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are diverse, nanoscale membrane vesicles actively released by
cells. Similar-sized vesicles can be further classified (eg, exosomes, microvesicles) based …

Lipotoxicity and the gut-liver axis in NASH pathogenesis

F Marra, G Svegliati-Baroni - Journal of hepatology, 2018 - Elsevier
The pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, particularly the mechanisms whereby
a minority of patients develop a more severe phenotype characterised by hepatocellular …

Organ and tissue fibrosis: Molecular signals, cellular mechanisms and translational implications

R Weiskirchen, S Weiskirchen, F Tacke - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Fibrosis denotes excessive scarring, which exceeds the normal wound healing response to
injury in many tissues. Although the extracellular matrix deposition appears unstructured …

Approaches to surface engineering of extracellular vesicles

M Richter, P Vader, G Fuhrmann - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell-derived nanoparticles that are important mediators in
intercellular communication. This function makes them auspicious candidates for therapeutic …

Towards microfluidic-based exosome isolation and detection for tumor therapy

J Wang, P Ma, DH Kim, BF Liu, U Demirci - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Exosomes are a class of cell-secreted, nano-sized extracellular vesicles with a bilayer
membrane structure of 30–150 nm in diameter. Their discovery and application have …

[HTML][HTML] An adipocentric perspective on the development and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

E Lee, H Korf, A Vidal-Puig - Journal of hepatology, 2023 - Elsevier
Alongside the liver, white adipose tissue (WAT) is critical in regulating systemic energy
homeostasis. Although each organ has its specialised functions, they must work …

[HTML][HTML] Immunological mechanisms and therapeutic targets of fatty liver diseases

H Wang, W Mehal, LE Nagy, Y Rotman - Cellular & Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are the two major
types of chronic liver disease worldwide. Inflammatory processes play key roles in the …