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Plant-derived extracellular vesicles as a promising therapeutic and drug delivery strategy for tumor oxidative stress and inflammation.

Mengjuan Tao, Xiayi Fang, Zicheng Liang, Zhen Zhang, Wenling Gong, Xiaoning Tan, Puhua Zeng

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Review in Discover nano, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing 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

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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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Mengjuan Tao *Hunan Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine & Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China.
Xiayi Fang *Hunan Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine & Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China.
Zicheng Liang *Hunan Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine & Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China.
Zhen ZhangHunan Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine & Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China.
Wenling GongHunan Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine & Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China.
Xiaoning TanHunan Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine & Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China. xiaoning2005@163.com.
Puhua ZengHunan Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine & Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China. tcm_120@126.com.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82074425the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2024M750887the Graduate Student Innovation Project of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine 2023CX113the Hunan Province Key Research and Development Project 2023SK2057the Hunan Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Project B2023089the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation 2023JJ40403
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oxidative stress and chronic inflammation are key factors in tumor progression. Existing antioxidant and anti-inflammatory treatment methods are limited due to their specificity, bioavailability and impact on non-target sites. Plant-derived extracellular vesicles (PDEVs), as an innovative category of natural nanocarriers, effectively integrate therapeutic and delivery capabilities. They provide direct antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits by transporting bioactive phytochemicals and influencing key pathways. In addition, its inherent lipid bilayer structure promotes the effective encapsulation of therapeutic agents. Compared with synthetic systems, it has significant advantages in terms of biocompatibility, low immunogenicity and oral administration potential. However, the clinical application of PDEVs is hindered by challenges such as standardized isolation, batch-to-batch variability, unclear in vivo pharmacokinetics, and scalability. This review provides a critical synthesis of the current knowledge on PDEV biology, mechanisms of action, and engineering strategies, while offering a realistic analysis of translational prospects.

Indexed as

Drug deliveryInflammationOxidative stressPDEVsTumor

Identifiers

PMID42001355
PMCPMC13092459

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