Unlocking the promise of mRNA therapeutics

E Rohner, R Yang, KS Foo, A Goedel… - Nature biotechnology, 2022 - nature.com
The extraordinary success of mRNA vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
has renewed interest in mRNA as a means of delivering therapeutic proteins. Early clinical …

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 …

Ionizable lipid nanoparticles deliver mRNA to pancreatic β cells via macrophage-mediated gene transfer

JR Melamed, SS Yerneni, ML Arral, ST LoPresti… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Systemic messenger RNA (mRNA) delivery to organs outside the liver, spleen, and lungs
remains challenging. To overcome this issue, we hypothesized that altering nanoparticle …

Intradermally delivered mRNA-encapsulating extracellular vesicles for collagen-replacement therapy

Y You, Y Tian, Z Yang, J Shi, KJ Kwak, Y Tong… - Nature biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
The success of messenger RNA therapeutics largely depends on the availability of delivery
systems that enable the safe, effective and stable translation of genetic material into …

Exosomes, a new star for targeted delivery

H Chen, L Wang, X Zeng, H Schwarz… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Exosomes are cell-secreted nanoparticles (generally with a size of 30–150 nm) bearing
numerous biological molecules including nucleic acids, proteins and lipids, which are …

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 …

The use of alternative strategies for enhanced nanoparticle delivery to solid tumors

M Izci, C Maksoudian, BB Manshian… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nanomaterial (NM) delivery to solid tumors has been the focus of intense research for over a
decade. Classically, scientists have tried to improve NM delivery by employing passive or …

Plant-derived extracellular vesicles: a novel nanomedicine approach with advantages and challenges

M Nemati, B Singh, RA Mir, M Nemati, A Babaei… - Cell Communication and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Many eukaryote cells produce membrane-enclosed extracellular vesicles (EVs)
to establish cell-to-cell communication. Plant-derived EVs (P-EVs) contain proteins, RNAs …

Pancreatic cancer-targeting exosomes for enhancing immunotherapy and reprogramming tumor microenvironment

W Zhou, Y Zhou, X Chen, T Ning, H Chen, Q Guo… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Immunotherapy has gained increasing focus in treating pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
(PDAC), since conventional therapies like chemotherapy could not provide satisfactory …