ArticleJournal of extracellular vesicles2024
Extracellular vesicles as human therapeutics: A scoping review of the literature.
Article in Journal of extracellular vesicles, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 78 papers.
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78 citing papers in PubMed.
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Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are released by all cells and contribute to cell-to-cell communication. The capacity of EVs to target specific cells and to efficiently deliver a composite profile of functional molecules have led researchers around the world to hypothesize their potential as therapeutics. While studies of EV treatment in animal models are numerous, their actual clinical benefit in humans has more slowly started to be tested. In this scoping review, we searched PubMed and other databases up to 31 December 2023 and, starting from 13,567 records, we selected 40 pertinent published studies testing EVs as therapeutics in humans. The analysis of those 40 studies shows that they are all small pilot trials with a large heterogeneity in terms of administration route and target disease. Moreover, the absence of a placebo control in most of the studies, the predominant local application of EV formulations and the inconsistent administration dose metric still impede comparison across studies and firm conclusions about EV safety and efficacy. On the other hand, the recording of some promising outcomes strongly calls out for well-designed larger studies to test EVs as an alternative approach to treat human diseases with no or few therapeutic options.
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