[HTML][HTML] Human organs-on-chips for disease modelling, drug development and personalized medicine

DE Ingber - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
The failure of animal models to predict therapeutic responses in humans is a major problem
that also brings into question their use for basic research. Organ-on-a-chip (organ chip) …

[HTML][HTML] The machinery of exosomes: biogenesis, release, and uptake

SV Krylova, D Feng - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Exosomes are a subtype of membrane-contained vesicles 40–200 nm in diameter that are
secreted by cells into their surroundings. By transporting proteins, lipids, mRNA, miRNA …

[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 …

The power of imaging to understand extracellular vesicle biology in vivo

FJ Verweij, L Balaj, CM Boulanger, DRF Carter… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano-sized lipid bilayer vesicles released by virtually every
cell type. EVs have diverse biological activities, ranging from roles in development and …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer cell-mitochondria hybrid membrane coated Gboxin loaded nanomedicines for glioblastoma treatment

Y Zou, Y Sun, Y Wang, D Zhang, H Yang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) remains the most lethal malignant tumours. Gboxin, an oxidative
phosphorylation inhibitor, specifically restrains GBM growth by inhibiting the activity of F0F1 …

[HTML][HTML] Current strategies for exosome cargo loading and targeting delivery

H Zeng, S Guo, X Ren, Z Wu, S Liu, X Yao - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) such as ectosomes and exosomes have gained attention as
promising natural carriers for drug delivery. Exosomes, which range from 30 to 100 nm in …

The blood–brain barrier and blood–tumour barrier in brain tumours and metastases

CD Arvanitis, GB Ferraro, RK Jain - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
For a blood-borne cancer therapeutic agent to be effective, it must cross the blood vessel
wall to reach cancer cells in adequate quantities, and it must overcome the resistance …

[HTML][HTML] Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes and other extracellular vesicles as new remedies in the therapy of inflammatory diseases

CR Harrell, N Jovicic, V Djonov, N Arsenijevic… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
There is growing evidence that mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-based immunosuppression
was mainly attributed to the effects of MSC-derived extracellular vesicles (MSC-EVs). MSC …

Microbiota‐derived extracellular vesicles in interkingdom communication in the gut

N Díaz‐Garrido, J Badia… - Journal of Extracellular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The intestine is fundamental in controlling human health. Intestinal epithelial and immune
cells are continuously exposed to millions of microbes that greatly impact on intestinal …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in targeted delivery vectors based on biomimetic nanoparticles

L Chen, W Hong, W Ren, T Xu, Z Qian… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Over the past decades, great interest has been given to biomimetic nanoparticles (BNPs)
since the rise of targeted drug delivery systems and biomimetic nanotechnology. Biological …