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SynthesisJournal of nanobiotechnology2024

Encapsulation and assessment of therapeutic cargo in engineered exosomes: a systematic review.

Zhen Chen, Min Xiong, Jiaqi Tian, Dandan Song, Shuyin Duan, Lin Zhang

Open access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
84citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
24.8field-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

84 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 106 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. [Advancement in the role of exosomes for hepatitis B virus infection diagnosis and treatment: mechanisms and clinical applications].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2026
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  11. Extracellular vesicle-mediated mechanisms and therapeutic potential in acute lung injury.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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24 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

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Zhen ChenClinical Medical Research Center for Women and Children Diseases, Key Laboratory of Birth Regulation and Control Technology of National Health Commission of China, Shandong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Jinan, 250001, China.
Min XiongSchool of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063000, China.
Jiaqi TianClinical Medical Research Center for Women and Children Diseases, Key Laboratory of Birth Regulation and Control Technology of National Health Commission of China, Shandong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Jinan, 250001, China.
Dandan SongClinical Medical Research Center for Women and Children Diseases, Key Laboratory of Birth Regulation and Control Technology of National Health Commission of China, Shandong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Jinan, 250001, China.
Shuyin DuanSchool of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250001, China.
Lin ZhangClinical Medical Research Center for Women and Children Diseases, Key Laboratory of Birth Regulation and Control Technology of National Health Commission of China, Shandong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Jinan, 250001, China. zhanglin8901@163.com.
Qingdao University · CNNational Health and Family Planning Commission · CNNorth China University of Science and Technology · CNShandong First Medical University · CN

Funding

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82003405the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong ZR2020QH290the Taishan Scholar Program of Shandong Province No. tsqn202211359
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exosomes are nanoscale extracellular vesicles secreted by cells and enclosed by a lipid bilayer membrane containing various biologically active cargoes such as proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. Engineered exosomes generated through genetic modification of parent cells show promise as drug delivery vehicles, and they have been demonstrated to have great therapeutic potential for treating cancer, cardiovascular, neurological, and immune diseases, but systematic knowledge is lacking regarding optimization of drug loading and assessment of delivery efficacy. This review summarizes current approaches for engineering exosomes and evaluating their drug delivery effects, and current techniques for assessing exosome drug loading and release kinetics, cell targeting, biodistribution, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutic outcomes are critically examined. Additionally, this review synthesizes the latest applications of exosome engineering and drug delivery in clinical translation. The knowledge compiled in this review provides a framework for the rational design and rigorous assessment of exosomes as therapeutics. Continued advancement of robust characterization methods and reporting standards will accelerate the development of exosome engineering technologies and pave the way for clinical studies.

Indexed as

ExosomesExtracellular VesiclesNeoplasmsDrug Delivery SystemsHumansPharmaceutical PreparationsTissue DistributionPharmaceutical PreparationsClinical translationDrug encapsulationEfficacy assessmentEngineered exosomes

Identifiers

PMID38172932
PMCPMC10765779
OpenAlexW4390571489

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