ArticleFuture science OA2025
Harnessing tomato-derived small extracellular vesicles as drug delivery system for cancer therapy.
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- Emerging Plant-Derived Exosome-Like Particles Reveal Key Therapeutic Benefits. A Comprehensive Review of Evidence.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Pooled it
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- Engineered Plant-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: A Novel Strategy for Tumor-Targeted Therapy.Pharmaceutics · 2026Review
- Extracellular vesicle delivery of Myricetin suppresses ovarian cancer through mitochondrial dynamics by downregulating the ECM1/NF-κB/TGFβ signaling pathway.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Synergistic Anticancer Effects of Vitamin D and Plant-Derived Compounds: Molecular Mechanisms, Therapeutic Potential, and Nanotechnology-Enabled Delivery Approaches.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Plant-derived exosome-like nanovesicles: dual-function platforms for anticancer therapy and drug delivery.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Review
- Plant-derived extracellular vesicles for drug delivery: current and future.Regenerative biomaterials · 2026Review
- Plant-Derived Exosome-Like Nanoparticles: Mechanisms of Cross-Kingdom Regulation and Perspectives as Natural Drug Carriers for Disease Treatment.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Review
- Evaluation of salivary and serum Exosomal mRNAs as biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- An erythrocyte membrane-fused plant-derived nanoparticles as a gene therapy vehicle for the treatment of CI/R injury.Asian journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2025Article
- Nature-Inspired Nanostructures from Multiple-Species Biomembranes: Rational Engineering and Therapeutic Applications in Tumor-Targeted Nanomedicine.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- Plant-Derived Nanovesicles from Soaked Rice Water: A Novel and Sustainable Platform for the Delivery of Natural Anti-Oxidant γ-Oryzanol.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Advances in Plant-Derived Extracellular Vesicle Extraction Methods and Pharmacological Effects.Biology · 2025Review
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Abstract
aimThis study aims to explore a sustainable and scalable approach using tomato fruit-derived sEVs (TsEVs) to deliver calcitriol for enhanced anticancer effects, addressing challenges of low yield and high costs associated with mammalian cell-derived sEVs.
methodsTsEVs were isolated by centrifugation and ultrafiltration and characterized using DLS, TEM, and biochemical assays. Calcitriol was loaded into TsEVs via loading methods, with efficiency measured by spectrophotometry and HPLC. HCT116 and HT29 colon cancer cells were treated with TsEV-calcitriol and assessed for viability, colony formation, migration, ROS levels, and apoptosis gene expression.
resultsIsolated TsEVs ranged from 30-200 nm with a protein-to-lipid ratio of ∼1. Calcitriol encapsulation efficiencies were 15.4% (passive), 34.8% (freeze-thaw), and 47.3% (sonication). TsEV-calcitriol reduced HCT116 cell viability with IC50 values of 4.05 µg/ml (24 h) and 2.07 µg/ml (48 h). Clonogenic assays showed reduced colony formation and migration. Elevated ROS levels and increased Bax/Bcl-2 ratio were observed in treated HCT116 and HT29 colon cancer cells.
conclusionThese findings highlight TsEVs as a promising alternative drug delivery platform to mammalian cell-derived sEV for enhancing the therapeutic efficiency of calcitriol and other anticancer agents.
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