Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27348448›Full record

ReviewNanomedicine (London, England)2016

Post isolation modification of exosomes for nanomedicine applications.

Joshua L Hood

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Review in Nanomedicine (London, England), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 116 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

116 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Joshua L HoodUniversity of Louisville, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology & the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, Clinical and Translational Research Building, 505 South Hancock Street, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.

Funding

Continuous separation of melanoma exosomes using field-flow fractionationR21GM107894 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI GALE, BRUCE, HOOD, JOSHUA L. · 2013 to 2015
$575k
NIGMS NIH HHS R21 GM107894
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exosomes are extracellular nanovesicles. They innately possess ideal structural and biocompatible nanocarrier properties. Exosome components can be engineered at the cellular level. Alternatively, when exosome source cells are unavailable for customized exosome production, exosomes derived from a variety of biological origins can be modified post isolation which is the focus of this article. Modification of exosome surface structures allows for exosome imaging and tracking in vivo. Exosome membranes can be loaded with hydrophobic therapeutics to increase drug stability and efficacy. Hydrophilic therapeutics such as RNA can be encapsulated in exosomes to improve cellular delivery. Despite advances in post isolation exosome modification strategies, many challenges to effectively harnessing their therapeutic potential remain. Future topics of exploration include: matching exosome subtypes with nanomedicine applications, optimizing exosomal nanocarrier formulation and investigating how modified exosomes interface with the immune system. Research into these areas will greatly facilitate personalized exosome-based nanomedicine endeavors.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell LineCell TrackingChemistry, PharmaceuticalDrug CarriersDrug LiberationExosomesHumansNanomedicineOptical ImagingSingle Molecule ImagingSurface PropertiesDrug CarriersbiocompatibleexosomesfluorescentimagingimmunotolerantMRInanocarriernanomedicinenanovesiclestherapeutics

Identifiers

PMID27348448
PMCPMC4941124

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