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ReviewPharmaceutics2024

Unveiling the Potential of Extracellular Vesicles as Biomarkers and Therapeutic Nanotools for Gastrointestinal Diseases.

Valentina Arrè, Rita Mastrogiacomo, Francesco Balestra, Grazia Serino, Federica Viti, Federica Rizzi, Maria Lucia Curri, Gianluigi Giannelli, Nicoletta Depalo, Maria Principia Scavo

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Diagnostic and prognostic significance of circulating extracellular vesicles in gastrointestinal cancers.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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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

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Valentina ArrèNational Institute of Gastroenterology, IRCCS de Bellis, Via Turi 27, 70013 Castellana Grotte, Italy.
Rita MastrogiacomoDepartment of Chemistry, University of Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-2184-9205
Francesco BalestraNational Institute of Gastroenterology, IRCCS de Bellis, Via Turi 27, 70013 Castellana Grotte, Italy.ORCID 0009-0009-8853-3533
Grazia SerinoNational Institute of Gastroenterology, IRCCS de Bellis, Via Turi 27, 70013 Castellana Grotte, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2971-0802
Federica VitiInstitute of Biophysics-National Research Council (IBF-CNR), Via De Marini 6, 16149 Genova, Italy.
Federica RizziInstitute for Chemical-Physical Processes (IPCF)-CNR SS, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8891-4218
Maria Lucia CurriDepartment of Chemistry, University of Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.
Gianluigi GiannelliNational Institute of Gastroenterology, IRCCS de Bellis, Via Turi 27, 70013 Castellana Grotte, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5140-8060
Nicoletta DepaloInstitute for Chemical-Physical Processes (IPCF)-CNR SS, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2107-2762
Maria Principia ScavoNational Institute of Gastroenterology, IRCCS de Bellis, Via Turi 27, 70013 Castellana Grotte, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0812-4441
Gastroenterology Hospital "Saverio de Bellis" · ITInstitute for Chemical and Physical Processes · ITNational Research Council · IT

Funding

Italian Ministry of Health RC2023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs), acting as inherent nanocarriers adept at transporting a range of different biological molecules such as proteins, lipids, and genetic material, exhibit diverse functions within the gastroenteric tract. In states of normal health, they participate in the upkeep of systemic and organ homeostasis. Conversely, in pathological conditions, they significantly contribute to the pathogenesis of gastrointestinal diseases (GIDs). Isolating EVs from patients' biofluids facilitates the discovery of new biomarkers that have the potential to offer a rapid, cost-effective, and non-invasive method for diagnosing and prognosing specific GIDs. Furthermore, EVs demonstrate considerable therapeutic potential as naturally targeted physiological carriers for the intercellular delivery of therapeutic cargo molecules or as nanoscale tools engineered specifically to regulate physio-pathological conditions or disease progression. Their attributes including safety, high permeability, stability, biocompatibility, low immunogenicity, and homing/tropism capabilities contribute to their promising clinical therapeutic applications. This review will delve into various examples of EVs serving as biomarkers or nanocarriers for therapeutic cargo in the context of GIDs, highlighting their clinical potential for both functional and structural gastrointestinal conditions. The versatile and advantageous properties of EVs position them as promising candidates for innovative therapeutic strategies in advancing personalized medicine approaches tailored to the gastroenteric tract, addressing both functional and structural GIDs.

Indexed as

biomarkersdelivery of therapeutic compoundsextracellular vesiclesgastrointestinal diseases

Identifiers

PMID38675228
PMCPMC11055174
OpenAlexW4395011632

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