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ArticleJournal of extracellular vesicles2026

Current Perspective on Human Milk Derived Vesicles and Their Potential Therapeutic Use: A Scoping Review.

Patricia Hrasnova, Cristian-Tudor Matea, Petra Gombos, Gabriel Torbahn, Andreas Marl, Marco Ginzel, Melanie Gsöllpointner, Mario Gimona, Eva Rohde, Nadja Haiden and 4 more

Abstract readScoping Review
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Article in Journal of extracellular vesicles, 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

14 authors.

Patricia HrasnovaDepartment of Biosciences and Medical Biology, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Cristian-Tudor MateaDepartment of Biosciences and Medical Biology, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Petra GombosDepartment of Pediatrics, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
Gabriel TorbahnDepartment of Pediatrics, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
Andreas MarlDepartment of Biosciences and Medical Biology, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Marco GinzelDepartment of Pediatrics, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
Melanie GsöllpointnerDepartment of Neonatology, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria.
Mario GimonaLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Nanovesicular Precision Medicine, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Eva RohdeLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Nanovesicular Precision Medicine, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8692-886X
Nadja HaidenMedical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Martijn van HerwijnenDepartment of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Marca WaubenDepartment of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0360-0311
Daniel WeghuberDepartment of Pediatrics, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
Nicole Meisner-KoberDepartment of Biosciences and Medical Biology, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0912-5902

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human milk-derived extracellular vesicles (HMEVs) recently gained significant attention due to their role in mother-child communication and biomedical application potential. We here provide a systematic scoping review together with interactive figures and comprehensive overview tables summarising the current published knowledge base on HMEVs with a particular perspective on therapeutically relevant aspects, including consensus and divergence of isolation, characterisation, and investigation in preclinical models. Extraction from Embase and MEDLINE and systematic stratification yielded 113 original articles for further analysis. Key themes and emerging issues that became evident included (1) need for more systematic investigation and documentation of basic but essential aspects such as storage, processing parameters and endotoxin levels. (2) Changes of EV concentrations, composition, and potentially also biological activities with gestational age at birth, lactation stage and maternal background need to be taken into consideration to (3) define relevant donor selection criteria. For clinical translation, (4) the definition of mechanisms of action and relevant safety parameters is still lacking while imperative to define critical quality attributes. Eventually, (5) the availability of validated disease models to evaluate therapeutic potency represents a particular challenge for HMEVs since therapeutic approaches inherently focus on infant physiology which is difficult to model in rodents.

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Extracellular VesiclesMilk, HumanAnimalsFemaleHumans

Identifiers

PMID42139278
PMCPMC13178797

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