[HTML][HTML] Extracellular vesicles in degenerative retinal diseases: A new therapeutic paradigm

F Manai, A Smedowski, K Kaarniranta… - Journal of Controlled …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanoscale extracellular vesicles (EVs), consisting of exomers, exosomes and microvesicles/
ectosomes, have been extensively investigated in the last 20 years, although their biological …

Smart Nanoscale Extracellular Vesicles in the Brain: Unveiling their Biology, Diagnostic Potential, and Therapeutic Applications

A Onkar, F Khan, A Goenka… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Information exchange is essential for the brain, where it communicates the physiological and
pathological signals to the periphery and vice versa. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a …

Effective treatment of optic neuropathies by intraocular delivery of MSC-sEVs through augmenting the G-CSF-macrophage pathway

W Yi, Y Xue, W Qing, Y Cao, L Zhou… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Optic neuropathies, characterized by injury of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons of the optic
nerve, cause incurable blindness worldwide. Mesenchymal stem cell–derived small …

Proteomic profiling of mesenchymal stem cell‐derived extracellular vesicles: Impact of isolation methods on protein cargo

M Abyadeh, S Mirshahvaladi… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanosized vesicles with a lipid bilayer that are secreted by
cells and play a critical role in cell‐to‐cell communication. Despite the promising reports …

Mesenchymal Stem Cell–Derived Exosomes in Various Chronic Liver Diseases: Hype or Hope?

L Zhu, Q Wang, M Guo, H Fang, T Li, Y Zhu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic liver conditions are associated with high mortality rates and have a large adverse
effect on human well-being as well as a significant financial burden. Currently, the only …

[HTML][HTML] Utilizing extracellular vesicles as a drug delivery system in glaucoma and RGC degeneration

E Durmaz, L Dribika, M Kutnyanszky, B Mead - Journal of Controlled …, 2024 - Elsevier
Retinal diseases are the leading cause of blindness, resulting in irreversible degeneration
and death of retinal neurons. One such cell type, the retinal ganglion cell (RGC), is …

Combined treatment of human mesenchymal stem cells and green tea extract on retinal ganglion cell regeneration in rats after optic nerve injury

Q Yang, Y Xu, X Bin, KP Chan, S Chen, Z Qian… - Experimental Eye …, 2024 - Elsevier
Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death and axonal loss cause irreversible vision loss upon optic
nerve (ON) injury. We have independently demonstrated that mesenchymal stem cells …

Human lens epithelial-secreted exosomes attenuate ocular angiogenesis via inhibiting microglial activation

Y Wu, J Wang, T Pan, J Lei, Y Fan, J Wang, C Xu… - Experimental Eye …, 2024 - Elsevier
The lens is an avascular tissue, where epithelial cells (LECs) are the primary living cells.
The role of LECs-derived exosomes (LEC-exos) is largely unknown. In our study, we …

[HTML][HTML] Mesenchymal stem cells for repairing glaucomatous optic nerve

BY Hu, M Xin, M Chen, P Yu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Glaucoma is a common and complex neurodegenerative disease characterized by
progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and axons. Currently, there is no effective …