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ReviewNeurobiology of disease2021

Extracellular vesicles in the treatment of neurological disorders.

Samantha L Reed, Andrew Escayg

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Review in Neurobiology of disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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48citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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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

48 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  9. Does extracellular vesicle specificity truly exist?Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026
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  18. Extracellular Vesicles as a Potential Therapy for Stroke.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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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.

Samantha L ReedEmory University, Department of Human Genetics, Atlanta, Georgia.
Andrew EscaygEmory University, Department of Human Genetics, Atlanta, Georgia. Electronic address: aescayg@emory.edu.

Funding

Training In Systems And Integrative Biology NeuroscienceT32NS096050 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Yoland Smith · 2016 to 2026
$3.9M
NINDS NIH HHS T32 NS096050
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small, cell-derived membranous particles containing various nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids that play essential roles in intercellular communication. Evidence indicating that part of the regenerative benefit from stem cell therapy arises through EVs released from transplanted cells created interest in using EVs for clinical applications. EVs from various cellular sources, including mesenchymal stem cells, neural stem cells, and glia, are efficacious in models of neurological disease. In these models, EVs attenuate reactive gliosis, neuronal death, pro-inflammatory signaling, as well as reduce cognitive, behavioral, and motor deficits. EVs are naturally permeable to the blood-brain barrier and can be modified to contain molecules of interest, thereby also serving as a vehicle to transport therapeutics into the brain. This review summarizes the current state of research using EVs as a treatment in models of neurological disorders and highlights considerations for future research.

Indexed as

AnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierBrainBrain Injuries, TraumaticCell CommunicationCell DeathExtracellular VesiclesGliosisHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsNervous System DiseasesNeural Stem CellsNeurogliaNeuroinflammatory DiseasesPhagocytosisStem Cell TransplantationEctosomeExosomeExtracellular vesicleMicrovesicleNeurological disease

Identifiers

PMID34271084
PMCPMC8817677

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