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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2019

Embryonic Stem Cells-Derived Exosomes Endowed with Targeting Properties as Chemotherapeutics Delivery Vehicles for Glioblastoma Therapy.

Qingwei Zhu, Xiaozheng Ling, Yunlong Yang, Juntao Zhang, Qing Li, Xin Niu, Guowen Hu, Bi Chen, Haiyan Li, Yang Wang and 1 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 141 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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141citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
12.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

141 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 308 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Cancer chemoprevention: signaling pathways and strategic approaches.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025
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  17. Nanotherapy of Glioblastoma-Where Hope Grows.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qingwei ZhuDepartment of Neurosurgery Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People' Hospital No. 600 Yishan Road Shanghai 200233 China.
Xiaozheng LingDepartment of Neurosurgery Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People' Hospital No. 600 Yishan Road Shanghai 200233 China.
Yunlong YangInstitute of Microsurgery on Extremities Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People' Hospital No. 600 Yishan Road Shanghai 200233 China.
Juntao ZhangInstitute of Microsurgery on Extremities Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People' Hospital No. 600 Yishan Road Shanghai 200233 China.
Qing LiInstitute of Microsurgery on Extremities Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People' Hospital No. 600 Yishan Road Shanghai 200233 China.
Xin NiuInstitute of Microsurgery on Extremities Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People' Hospital No. 600 Yishan Road Shanghai 200233 China.
Guowen HuDepartment of Neurosurgery Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People' Hospital No. 600 Yishan Road Shanghai 200233 China.
Bi ChenInstitute of Microsurgery on Extremities Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People' Hospital No. 600 Yishan Road Shanghai 200233 China.
Haiyan LiMed-X Research Institute, School of Biomedical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 1954 Huashan Road Shanghai 200030 China.
Yang WangInstitute of Microsurgery on Extremities Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People' Hospital No. 600 Yishan Road Shanghai 200233 China.
Zhifeng DengDepartment of Neurosurgery Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People' Hospital No. 600 Yishan Road Shanghai 200233 China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3529-0549
Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exosomes are nanosized membrane vesicles (30-100 nm) that can easily penetrate the blood-brain barrier, safely deliver therapeutic drugs, and be modified with target ligands. Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) provide abundant exosome sources for clinical application due to their almost unlimited self-renewal. Previous studies show that exosomes secreted by ESCs (ESC-exos) have antitumor properties. However, it is not known whether ESC-exos inhibit glioblastoma (GBM) growth. In this study, the anti-GBM effect of ESC-exos is confirmed and then c(RGDyK)-modified and paclitaxel (PTX)-loaded ESC-exos, named cRGD-Exo-PTX are prepared. It is then investigated whether the engineered exosomes deliver more efficiently to GBM cells versus free drug alone and drug-loaded ESC-exos using an in vitro GBM model and in vivo subcutaneous and orthotopic xenografts model. The results show that cRGD-Exo-PTX significantly improves the curative effects of PTX in GBM via enhanced targeting. These data indicate that ESC-exos are potentially powerful therapeutic carriers for GBM and could have utility in many other diseases.

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blood–brain barrierdrug delivery systemexosomesglioblastomahuman embryonic stem cells

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