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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Utility of Extracellular Vesicles in Ocular Disease.

Vladimir Khristov, Sarah R Weber, Mireille Caton-Darby, Gregory Campbell, Jeffrey M Sundstrom

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Vladimir KhristovPenn State Hershey College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7778-3993
Sarah R WeberDepartment of Ophthalmology, Penn State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6313-5947
Mireille Caton-DarbyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Penn State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Gregory CampbellPenn State Hershey College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Jeffrey M SundstromDepartment of Ophthalmology, Penn State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are lipid bilayer particles released by virtually all cells, with prominent roles in both physiological and pathological processes. The size, number, and molecular composition of released EVs correlate to the cells of origin, modulated by the cell's environment and pathologic state. The proteins, DNA, RNA, and protein cargo carried by EVs are protected by degradation, with a prominent role in targeted intercellular signaling. These properties make EVs salient targets as both carriers of biomarkers and potential therapeutic delivery vehicles. The majority of EV research has focused on blood, urine, saliva, and cerebrospinal fluid due to easy accessibility. EVs have also been identified and studied in all ocular biofluids, including the vitreous humor, the aqueous humor, and the tear film, and the study of EVs in ocular disease is a new, promising, and underexplored direction with unique challenges and considerations. This review covers recent advances in the diagnostic and therapeutic use of ocular EVs, with a focus on human applications and key preceding in vitro and in vivo animal studies. We also discuss future directions based on the study of EVs in other organ systems and disease sates.

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Extracellular VesiclesEye DiseasesAnimalsBiomarkersHumansBiomarkersbiomarkersdiagnosisextracellular vesiclestear filmtherapeuticvitreous humor

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PMID39859553
PMCPMC11765869

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