Inflammation in Glaucoma: From the back to the front of the eye, and beyond

C Baudouin, M Kolko, S Melik-Parsadaniantz… - Progress in retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The pathophysiology of glaucoma is complex, multifactorial and not completely understood.
Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) and/or impaired retinal blood flow may cause initial optic …

Exosomes in angiogenesis and anti-angiogenic therapy in cancers

W Olejarz, G Kubiak-Tomaszewska… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Angiogenesis is the process through which new blood vessels are formed from pre-existing
ones. Exosomes are involved in angiogenesis in cancer progression by transporting …

The cell biology of the retinal pigment epithelium

A Lakkaraju, A Umapathy, LX Tan, L Daniele… - Progress in retinal and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), a monolayer of post-mitotic polarized epithelial cells,
strategically situated between the photoreceptors and the choroid, is the primary caretaker of …

Unlocking the power of exosomes for crossing biological barriers in drug delivery

RO Elliott, M He - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Since the 2013 Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery of vesicle trafficking, a subgroup
of nanovesicles called exosomes has been driving the research field to a new regime for …

Extracellular vesicles and their emerging roles as cellular messengers in endocrinology: an endocrine society scientific statement

C Salomon, S Das, U Erdbrügger, R Kalluri… - Endocrine …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
During the last decade, there has been great interest in elucidating the biological role of
extracellular vesicles (EVs), particularly, their hormone-like role in cell-to-cell …

Inclusion biogenesis, methods of isolation and clinical application of human cellular exosomes

M Tschuschke, I Kocherova, A Bryja… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Exosomes are a heterogenous subpopulation of extracellular vesicles 30–150 nm in range
and of endosome-derived origin. We explored the exosome formation through different …

Extracellular vesicles released by human retinal pigment epithelium mediate increased polarised secretion of drusen proteins in response to AMD stressors

M Flores‐Bellver, J Mighty… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Age‐related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness worldwide.
Drusen are key contributors to the etiology of AMD and the ability to modulate drusen …

Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles protect retina in a mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa by anti-inflammation through miR-146a-Nr4a3 axis

J Zhang, P Li, G Zhao, S He, D Xu, W Jiang… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Retinitis pigmentosa is a rod-cone degenerative disease that induces
irreversible vision loss. This study probed the protective capacity of mesenchymal stem cell …

Exosome-based nanocarriers as bio-inspired and versatile vehicles for drug delivery: recent advances and challenges

M Zhang, X Zang, M Wang, Z Li, M Qiao… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent decades have witnessed the fast and impressive development of nanocarriers as a
drug delivery system. Considering the safety, delivery efficiency and stability of nanocarriers …

Extracellular vesicle therapy for retinal diseases

B Mead, S Tomarev - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2020 - Elsevier
Extracellular vesicles (EV), which include exosomes and microvesicles, are secreted from
virtually every cell. EV contain mRNA, miRNA, lipids and proteins and can deliver this …