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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

BCMA-Engineered Dendritic Cell-Derived Exosomes as Bi-Functional Therapeutics Orchestrating Cytokine Sequestration and Immune Activation for Multiple Myeloma.

Yuqing Zeng, Chao He, Zhibin He, Hongbo Chen, Fang Cheng, Yongjiang Zheng

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Nanomedicine-Based Strategies for Multiple Myeloma Therapy.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Yuqing ZengSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Chao HeSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Zhibin HeDepartment of Hematology, Institute of Hematology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2449-625X
Hongbo ChenSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Fang ChengSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8260-9244
Yongjiang ZhengDepartment of Hematology, Institute of Hematology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China 2022YFA1104900National Natural Science Foundation of China 82170199National Natural Science Foundation of China 82572401Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2023A1515010978Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2026A1515012256Shenzhen Medical Research Fund C2401020Shenzhen Science and Technology Program JCYJ20220818102605012Shenzhen Science and Technology Program KJZD20240903101300002The Guangdong Provincial Key Area R&D Program 2025B1111120001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The immunosuppressive bone marrow microenvironment (BMM) and cytokine dysregulation remain major barriers to curing multiple myeloma (MM). Despite the promise of B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-targeted therapies, their clinical utility is often limited by antigen escape and insufficient immune activation. Here, we developed DB Exo, a cell-free therapeutic platform utilizing allogeneic dendritic cell-derived exosomes engineered to surface display BCMA. Mechanistically, DB Exo act as molecular decoys that predominantly sequester soluble APRIL with partial BAFF attenuation, thereby effectively disrupting NF-κB pro-survival signaling in MM cells. Concurrently, DB Exo retain inherited costimulatory molecules (CD80, CD86, and MHC-II) to trigger strong host immune activation, expanding CD8

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B-Cell Maturation AntigenCytokinesDendritic CellsExosomesMultiple MyelomaAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansMiceTumor MicroenvironmentB-Cell Maturation AntigenCytokinesAPRIL/BAFF axisBCMAcell‐free therapydendritic cell‐derived exosomesmultiple myeloma

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PMID42138792
PMCPMC13335986

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