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ReviewAdvanced drug delivery reviews2021

Exosomes as natural delivery carriers for programmable therapeutic nucleic acid nanoparticles (NANPs).

Weina Ke, Kirill A Afonin

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In one paragraph

Review in Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
63citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 91 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. PEBP1 Regulates Ferroptosis in Acute Glaucoma: Targeted Therapy Using Engineered Exosomes.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  11. Exosome: an overview on enhanced biogenesis by small molecules.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025
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  15. Microfluidic Nanoparticle Separation for Precision Medicine.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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3 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Weina KeNanoscale Science Program, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA.
Kirill A AfoninNanoscale Science Program, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA. Electronic address: kafonin@uncc.edu.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte · US

Funding

SMART NANPs: new molecular platform for communication with human immune system and modulation of therapeutic responsesR35GM139587 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE · PI AFONIN, KIRILL A · 2021 to 2025
$1.8M
Characterization of various multifunctional nucleic acid nanoparticles and understanding their immunotoxicityR01GM120487 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE · PI AFONIN, KIRILL A · 2017 to 2020
$1.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM120487NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM139587
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With recent advances in nanotechnology and therapeutic nucleic acids (TNAs), various nucleic acid nanoparticles (NANPs) have demonstrated great promise in diagnostics and therapeutics. However, the full realization of NANPs' potential necessitates the development of a safe, efficient, biocompatible, stable, tissue-specific, and non-immunogenic delivery system. Exosomes, the smallest extracellular vesicles and an endogenous source of nanocarriers, offer these advantages while avoiding complications associated with manufactured agents. The lipid membranes of exosomes surround a hydrophilic core, allowing for the simultaneous incorporation of hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs, nucleic acids, and proteins. Additional capabilities for post-isolation exosome surface modifications with imaging agents, targeting ligands, and covalent linkages also pave the way for their diverse biomedical applications. This review focuses on exosomes: their biogenesis, intracellular trafficking, transportation capacities, and applications with emphasis on the delivery of TNAs and programmable NANPs. We also highlight some of the current challenges and discuss opportunities related to the development of therapeutic exosome-based formulations and their clinical translation.

Indexed as

NanoparticlesAnimalsDrug Delivery SystemsExosomesHumansLipid MetabolismNanotechnologyNucleic AcidsNucleic AcidsDrug deliveryExosomesExtracellular vesicleImmunorecognitionNanotechnologyNucleic acid nanoparticles (NANPs)Therapeutic Nucleic Acids (TNA)

Identifiers

PMID34144087
PMCPMC8440450
OpenAlexW3168962735

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