ArticleScience advances2023
Milk-derived extracellular vesicles protect intestinal barrier integrity in the gut-liver axis.
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103 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 190 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Efficacy of extracellular vesicles as a cell-free therapy in colitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of animal studies.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Pooled it
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- Bovine Colostrum-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Impair Cancer Cell Proliferation Through Transcriptional Dysregulation.Journal of extracellular vesicles · 2026Article
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- Inflammatory gut-liver crosstalk: mechanisms and therapeutic targets.Experimental & molecular medicine · 2026Review
- Bovine Milk-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Ameliorate Steatohepatitis by Restoring Gut Barrier in CDA-HFD-Fed Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Colostrum Extracellular Vesicle Isolation, Characterization, and Function.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- Bovine Milk-Derived Extracellular Vesicles as Emerging Drug Delivery Platforms: Current Advances, Applications and Challenges.Journal of extracellular biology · 2026Review
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- Characterization and Bioactivity of Nanovesicles Recovered From Industrial Cheesemaking Whey Wastewater.Journal of food science · 2026Article
- Human milk: insights on cell composition, organoids and emerging applications.Pediatric research · 2026Review
- Faecalibacterium prausnitzii-derived extracellular vesicles ameliorate experimental colitis through regulating barrier immunity and gut microbiota.NPJ science of food · 2026Article
- Beyond Extracellular Vesicle (EV) Hype: Practical Solutions and Remaining Hurdles in EV Research, Manufacturing, and Clinical Translation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Current Perspective on Human Milk Derived Vesicles and Their Potential Therapeutic Use: A Scoping Review.Journal of extracellular vesicles · 2026Article
- Structural Characterization of an α-D-glucan fromMarine drugs · 2026Article
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Abstract
Milk-derived extracellular vesicles (mEVs) have been proposed as a potential nanomedicine for intestinal disorders; however, their impact on intestinal barrier integrity in gut inflammation and associated metabolic diseases has not been explored yet. Here, mEVs derived from bovine and human breast milk exert similar protective effects on epithelial tight junction functionality in vitro, survive harsh gastrointestinal conditions ex vivo, and reach the colon in vivo. Oral administration of mEVs restores gut barrier integrity at multiple levels, including mucus, epithelial, and immune barriers, and prevents endotoxin translocation into the liver in chemical-induced experimental colitis and diet-induced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), thereby alleviating gut disorders, their associated liver inflammation, and NASH. Oral administration of mEVs has potential in the treatment of gut inflammation and gut-liver axis-associated metabolic diseases via protection of intestinal barrier integrity.
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