Exosomes and the emerging field of exosome-based gene therapy

AJ O'Loughlin, CA Woffindale… - Current gene …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Exosomes are a subtype of membrane vesicle released from the endocytic compartment of
live cells. They play an important role in endogenous cell-to-cell communication. Previously …

Exosome-based carrier for RNA delivery: progress and challenges

Y Lu, W Huang, M Li, A Zheng - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the last few decades, RNA-based drugs have emerged as a promising candidate to
specifically target and modulate disease-relevant genes to cure genetic defects. The key to …

Exosome-mediated delivery of gene vectors for gene therapy

L Duan, L Xu, X Xu, Z Qin, X Zhou, Y Xiao, Y Liang… - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Gene vectors are nucleic acids that carry genetic materials or gene editing devices into cells
to exert the sustained production of therapeutic proteins or to correct erroneous genes of the …

Exosomes as novel bio-carriers for gene and drug delivery

XC Jiang, JQ Gao - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2017 - Elsevier
Clinical treatments have stalled in certain diseases due to a lack of proper therapeutic
delivery systems. Recent studies have identified exosomes for their potential use as cell-free …

Exosomes as nano-theranostic delivery platforms for gene therapy

A Tan, J Rajadas, AM Seifalian - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Exosomes are biological membrane vesicles measuring 30 to 100nm. They contain an
abundance of small molecules like tetraspanins, receptors for targeting and adhesion, lipids …

Exosomes: Nanoparticulate tools for RNA interference and drug delivery

F Shahabipour, N Barati, TP Johnston… - Journal of cellular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Exosomes are naturally occurring extracellular vesicles released by most mammalian cells
in all body fluids. Exosomes are known as key mediators in cell‐cell communication and …

Virus-modified exosomes for targeted RNA delivery; a new approach in nanomedicine

D Koppers-Lalic, MM Hogenboom… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2013 - Elsevier
A major goal in biomedical research is to clinically reverse the cause of disease rather than
treating the symptoms. Gene therapy has the potential to meet this goal and the discovery of …

Exosomes and their application in biomedical field: difficulties and advantages

J Rezaie, S Ajezi, ÇB Avci, M Karimipour… - Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
The science of gene therapy has experienced a controversial history. At first, the initial
concept that various disorders become curable by gene transferring was very exciting and …

Recent advances in exosome-mediated nucleic acid delivery for cancer therapy

Y Zhang, Q Liu, X Zhang, H Huang, S Tang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Cancer is a leading public health problem worldwide. Its treatment remains a daunting
challenge, although significant progress has been made in existing treatments in recent …

Exosomes as bio-inspired nanocarriers for RNA delivery: preparation and applications

A Amiri, R Bagherifar, E Ansari Dezfouli… - Journal of Translational …, 2022 - Springer
Nanocarriers as drug/biomolecule delivery systems have been significantly developed
during recent decades. Given the stability, reasonable delivery efficiency, and safety of …