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ReviewPharmaceutics2023

Small Extracellular Vesicles as a New Class of Medicines.

Inkyu Lee, Yoonjeong Choi, Dong-U Shin, Minjeong Kwon, Seohyun Kim, Hanul Jung, Gi-Hoon Nam, Minsu Kwon

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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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

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

8 authors.

Inkyu LeeKU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, 145, Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
Yoonjeong ChoiDepartment of Research and Development, SHIFTBIO Inc., Seoul 02751, Republic of Korea.
Dong-U ShinDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
Minjeong KwonDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
Seohyun KimDepartment of Research and Development, SHIFTBIO Inc., Seoul 02751, Republic of Korea.
Hanul JungDepartment of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea.
Gi-Hoon NamDepartment of Research and Development, SHIFTBIO Inc., Seoul 02751, Republic of Korea.
Minsu KwonDepartment of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0772-0708

Funding

Korea University Medicine K2225811National Research Foundation of Korea 2020R1C1C1003539
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanovesicles that are naturally released from cells in a lipid bilayer-bound form. A subset population with a size of 200 nm, small EVs (sEVs), is enticing in many ways. Initially perceived as mere waste receptacles, sEVs have revealed other biological functions, such as cell-to-cell signal transduction and communication. Besides their notable biological functions, sEVs have profound advantages as future drug modalities: (i) excellent biocompatibility, (ii) high stability, and (iii) the potential to carry undruggable macromolecules as cargo. Indeed, many biopharmaceutical companies are utilizing sEVs, not only as diagnostic biomarkers but as therapeutic drugs. However, as all inchoate fields are challenging, there are limitations and hindrances in the clinical translation of sEV therapeutics. In this review, we summarize different types of sEV therapeutics, future improvements, and current strategies in large-scale production.

Indexed as

a new class of medicineengineered small extracellular vesicleexosomenaïve small extracellular vesiclesmall extracellular vesicle

Identifiers

PMID36839647
PMCPMC9961868

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