Blood-based cancer biomarkers in liquid biopsy: a promising non-invasive alternative to tissue biopsy

J Marrugo-Ramírez, M Mir, J Samitier - International journal of molecular …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the greatest threats facing our society, being the second leading cause of
death globally. Currents strategies for cancer diagnosis consist of the extraction of a solid …

Emerging role of exosome-derived long non-coding RNAs in tumor microenvironment

Z Sun, S Yang, Q Zhou, G Wang, J Song, Z Li, Z Zhang… - Molecular cancer, 2018 - Springer
Exosomes are extracellular vesicles released by many cell types and have been attributed
for their roles in many diseases including cancer. Exosomes secreted by tumor cells and …

Linkage between endosomal escape of LNP-mRNA and loading into EVs for transport to other cells

M Maugeri, M Nawaz, A Papadimitriou… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
RNA-based therapeutics hold great promise for treating diseases and lipid nanoparticles
(LNPs) represent the most advanced platform for RNA delivery. However, the fate of the LNP …

Engineering extracellular vesicles as delivery systems in therapeutic applications

L Wang, D Wang, Z Ye, J Xu - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are transport vesicles secreted by living cells and released into
the extracellular environment. Recent studies have shown that EVs serve as “messengers” …

Identification of RNA-binding proteins in exosomes capable of interacting with different types of RNA: RBP-facilitated transport of RNAs into exosomes

L Statello, M Maugeri, E Garre, M Nawaz, J Wahlgren… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The RNA that is packaged into exosomes is termed as exosomal-shuttle RNA (esRNA);
however, the players, which take this subset of RNA (esRNA) into exosomes, remain largely …

Adipose tissue-derived signatures for obesity and type 2 diabetes: adipokines, batokines and microRNAs

MW Lee, M Lee, KJ Oh - Journal of clinical medicine, 2019 - mdpi.com
Obesity is one of the main risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). It is closely related
to metabolic disturbances in the adipose tissue that primarily functions as a fat reservoir. For …

Extracellular vesicles and matrix remodeling enzymes: the emerging roles in extracellular matrix remodeling, progression of diseases and tissue repair

M Nawaz, N Shah, BR Zanetti, M Maugeri, RN Silvestre… - Cells, 2018 - mdpi.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane enclosed micro-and nano-sized vesicles that are
secreted from almost every species, ranging from prokaryotes to eukaryotes, and from …

Lipid nanoparticles deliver the therapeutic VEGFA mRNA in vitro and in vivo and transform extracellular vesicles for their functional extensions

M Nawaz, S Heydarkhan‐Hagvall… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are currently used to transport functional mRNAs, such as COVID‐
19 mRNA vaccines. The delivery of angiogenic molecules, such as therapeutic VEGF‐A …

Mechanisms of weight regain after weight loss—the role of adipose tissue

MA Van Baak, ECM Mariman - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2019 - nature.com
One of the biggest challenges in the management of obesity is the prevention of weight
regain after successful weight loss. Weight regain after weight loss has large interindividual …

Milk/colostrum exosomes: A nanoplatform advancing delivery of cancer therapeutics

M Wallen, F Aqil, W Spencer, RC Gupta - Cancer letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Chemotherapeutics continue to play a central role in the treatment of a wide variety of
cancers. Conventional chemotherapy involving bolus intravenous doses results in severe …