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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Harnessing the Potential of Exosomes in Therapeutic Interventions for Brain Disorders.

Lu Bai, Leijie Yu, Mengqiong Ran, Xing Zhong, Meng Sun, Minhao Xu, Yu Wang, Xinlei Yan, Robert J Lee, Yaqin Tang and 1 more

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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 10 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

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

11 authors.

Lu BaiSchool of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, 69 Hongguang Road, Chongqing 400054, China.
Leijie YuSchool of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, 69 Hongguang Road, Chongqing 400054, China.
Mengqiong RanSchool of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, 69 Hongguang Road, Chongqing 400054, China.
Xing ZhongSchool of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, 69 Hongguang Road, Chongqing 400054, China.
Meng SunSchool of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, 69 Hongguang Road, Chongqing 400054, China.
Minhao XuSchool of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, 69 Hongguang Road, Chongqing 400054, China.
Yu WangSchool of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, 69 Hongguang Road, Chongqing 400054, China.
Xinlei YanSchool of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, 69 Hongguang Road, Chongqing 400054, China.
Robert J LeeSchool of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, 69 Hongguang Road, Chongqing 400054, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5981-5867
Yaqin TangSchool of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, 69 Hongguang Road, Chongqing 400054, China.
Jing XieSchool of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, 69 Hongguang Road, Chongqing 400054, China.

Funding

Applied Basic Research Project of Chongqing University of Technology 0Science and Technology Innovation Key R&D Program of Chongqing 0the Chongqing Natural Science Foundation Postdoctoral Science Fund Project CSTB2023 NSCQ-BHX0210the Graduate Scientific Research and Innovation Foundation of Chongqing, China CYS23701the Graduate Scientific Research and Innovation Foundation of Chongqing, China CYS240721the National Natural Science Foundation of China 22307012the Science and Technology Research Program of Chongqing Education Commission of China KJQN202201168
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exosomes, which are nano-sized natural vesicles secreted by cells, are crucial for intercellular communication and interactions, playing a significant role in various physiological and pathological processes. Their characteristics, such as low toxicity and immunogenicity, high biocompatibility, and remarkable drug delivery capabilities-particularly their capacity to traverse the blood-brain barrier-make exosomes highly promising vehicles for drug administration in the treatment of brain disorders. This review provides a comprehensive overview of exosome biogenesis and isolation techniques, strategies for the drug loading and functionalization of exosomes, and exosome-mediated blood-brain barrier penetration mechanisms, with a particular emphasis on recent advances in exosome-based drug delivery for brain disorders. Finally, we address the opportunities and challenges associated with utilizing exosomes as a drug delivery system for the brain, summarizing the barriers to clinical translation and proposing future research directions.

Indexed as

Brain DiseasesDrug Delivery SystemsExosomesAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierHumansbiocompatibilityblood–brain barrierbrain disordersdrug deliveryexosomes

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PMID40141135
PMCPMC11942545

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