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ReviewJournal of extracellular vesicles2022

Plant-derived extracellular vesicles: Recent advancements and current challenges on their use for biomedical applications.

Meredith Qikai Lian, Wei Heng Chng, Jeremy Liang, Hui Qing Yeo, Choon Keong Lee, Mona Belaid, Matteo Tollemeto, Matthias Gerhard Wacker, Bertrand Czarny, Giorgia Pastorin

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of extracellular vesicles, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 210 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
210citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
21.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

210 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 287 citations in OpenAlex.

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150 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

10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Meredith Qikai LianDepartment of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Wei Heng ChngDepartment of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Jeremy LiangDepartment of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Hui Qing YeoDepartment of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Choon Keong LeeDepartment of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Mona BelaidInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Matteo TollemetoDepartment of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
Matthias Gerhard WackerDepartment of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Bertrand CzarnySchool of Materials Science & Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Giorgia PastorinDepartment of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
National University of Singapore · SGKing's College London · GBNanyang Technological University · SGTechnical University of Denmark · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) represent a diverse class of lipid bilayer membrane vesicles released by both animal and plant cells. These ubiquitous vesicles are involved in intercellular communication and transport of various biological cargos, including proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. In recent years, interest in plant-derived EVs has increased tremendously, as they serve as a scalable and sustainable alternative to EVs derived from mammalian sources. In vitro and in vivo findings have demonstrated that these plant-derived vesicles (PDVs) possess intrinsic therapeutic activities that can potentially treat diseases and improve human health. In addition, PDVs can also act as efficient and biocompatible drug carriers. While preclinical studies have shown promising results, there are still several challenges and knowledge gaps that have to be addressed for the successful translation of PDVs into clinical applications, especially in view of the lack of standardised protocols for material handling and PDV isolation from various plant sources. This review provides the readers with a quick overview of the current understanding and research on PDVs, critically analysing the current challenges and highlighting the immense potential of PDVs as a novel class of therapeutics to treat human diseases. It is expected that this work will guide scientists to address the knowledge gaps currently associated with PDVs and promote new advances in plant-based therapeutic solutions.

Indexed as

Extracellular VesiclesNucleic AcidsAnimalsDrug CarriersDrug Delivery SystemsHumansMammalsPlantsProteinsDrug CarriersNucleic AcidsProteinsanticanceranti-inflammatoryantioxidantdrug delivery systemplant-derived extracellular vesiclesplant-derived nanoparticlesplant-derived nanovesiclestherapeutics

Identifiers

PMID36519808
PMCPMC9753580
OpenAlexW4311777527

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Registered trials

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