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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Exosomes in epilepsy: bridging neuroinflammation, diagnosis, and therapeutic delivery.

Bin Li, Yanping Zhu, Lixia Chen, Jiajia Cui, Zhenchang Zhang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Bin LiDepartment of Neurology, The Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Yanping ZhuDepartment of Neurology, The Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Lixia ChenDepartment of Neurology, The Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Jiajia CuiDepartment of Respiratory, The Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Zhenchang ZhangDepartment of Neurology, The Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epilepsy, as a chronic neurological disorder marked by recurrent seizures, is closely linked to neuroinflammation and immune dysregulation. Exosomes, extracellular vesicles with potent immunomodulatory properties, have emerged as key players in mitigating epilepsy-associated inflammation by targeting glial activation and balancing pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine release. Their ability to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) enables targeted delivery of anti-inflammatory cargo, such as miRNAs and proteins, offering promise for diagnosing and treating drug-resistant epilepsy. This review highlights exosomes' dual role as biomarkers of inflammatory pathways and therapeutic vehicles for immune modulation. By suppressing neuroinflammation and restoring neuronal homeostasis, exosome-based strategies may revolutionize epilepsy management, though clinical translation requires further optimization of isolation and engineering techniques.

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EpilepsyExosomesNeuroinflammatory DiseasesAnimalsBiomarkersBlood-Brain BarrierDrug Delivery SystemsHumansBiomarkersblood-brain barrierdrug deliverydrug-resistanceepilepsyexosomesneuroinflammation

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PMID41080590
PMCPMC12507573

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