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ReviewJournal of translational medicine2024

Chinese herbal medicine-derived extracellular vesicles as novel biotherapeutic tools: present and future.

Jinying Zhang, Shuo Tian, Lin Guo, Hui Zhao, Zhiguo Mao, Mingsan Miao

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Review in Journal of translational medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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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

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Preparation ofBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  11. EGF-loaded, bioactive-richFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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  14. Extracellular vesicle-like particles fromFrontiers in pharmacology · 2026
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  17. Nanovesicles fromPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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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

6 authors.

Jinying ZhangAcademy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, Henan Province, PR China.
Shuo TianAcademy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, Henan Province, PR China.
Lin GuoAcademy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, Henan Province, PR China.
Hui ZhaoAcademy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, Henan Province, PR China.
Zhiguo MaoAcademy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, Henan Province, PR China.
Mingsan MiaoAcademy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, Henan Province, PR China. zhang149162@163.com.

Funding

he Key Scientific Research Project of Henan University 24B360004Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, Ministry of Education 221100310400Science and Technology Program of Guizhou Province 232301420019the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82274119the Science and Technology Research Project of Henan Province 242102310505
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are phospholipid bilayer-enclosed biological particles that are secreted by almost all living cells including animals, plants, and microorganisms. Chinese herbal medicines (CHM) have a long history of using plant-based remedies to treat and prevent human diseases. Chinese herbal medicine-derived extracellular vesicle (CHMEV) generic term refers to nanoscale membrane structures isolated from medicinal plants such as ginseng, ginger, and Panax notoginseng. In recent years, CHMEVs have garnered substantial attention as a novel class of functional components due to their high bioavailability, safety, easy accessibility, and diverse therapeutic effects, indicating their great potential for development as a new dosage form of CHM. Research on CHMEVs in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has become a prominent area of interest, opening new avenues for further exploration into the therapeutic effects and functional mechanisms of CHM. Nonetheless, as an emerging field, there is much unknown about these vesicles, and current research remains inconsistent. The review comprehensively summarizes the biogenesis, isolation methods, and physical, and biochemical characterizations of CHMEVs. Additionally, we highlight their biomedical applications as therapeutic agents and drug delivery carriers, including anti-inflammatory, anticancer, regenerative, and antiaging activities. Finally, we propose current challenges and future perspectives. By summarizing the existing literature, we aim to offer valuable clues and inspiration for future CHMEV research, thereby facilitating research standardization of CHMEVs in the treatment of human diseases and drug discovery.

Indexed as

Drugs, Chinese HerbalExtracellular VesiclesAnimalsHumansMedicine, Chinese TraditionalDrugs, Chinese HerbalBiological activitiesChinese herbal medicine-derived extracellular vesiclesDrug carrierExtracellular vesicles

Identifiers

PMID39587576
PMCPMC11587639

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