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ArticleExtracellular vesicle2025

MicroRNAs won the Nobel Prize. Now, can extracellular vesicles help them become drugs?

Vanessa YiRan Li, Nicole Rosas, Sharon Fleischer, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Ke Cheng

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Article in Extracellular vesicle, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Vanessa YiRan LiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5183-7930
Nicole RosasDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Sharon FleischerDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Gordana Vunjak-NovakovicDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9382-1574
Ke ChengDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.

Funding

Tumor Biology and Microenvironment ProgramP30CA013696 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI Anil K Rustgi · 1985 to 2026
$115.3M
Targeted Nanoparticles for Stem Cell Redirecting and Regenerative MedicineR01HL123920 · NHLBI · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI CHENG, KE · 2015 to 2023
$4.8M
Harnessing Platelet-Endothelial Interactions for Stem Cell DeliveryR01HL144002 · NHLBI · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI Ke Cheng · 2019 to 2026
$4.5M
Modulating Exosome Cargos and Surfaces for Precision Heart RepairR01HL146153 · NHLBI · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI Ke Cheng · 2019 to 2026
$4.2M
Surgical Microneedle Patch Delivery of CMMP for Heart RepairR01HL149940 · NHLBI · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI CHENG, KE, LI, SONG · 2020 to 2023
$3.0M
Cardiac Patches Loaded with Stem Cell Factors to Treat Heart FailureR01HL147357 · NHLBI · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI CHENG, KE · 2019 to 2022
$2.7M
Enhancing vascular delivery of stem cells and microparticlesR01HL137093 · NHLBI · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI CHENG, KE · 2017 to 2020
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA013696NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL123920NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL137093NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL144002NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL146153NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL147357NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL149940
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 2024 Nobel Prize recognized microRNAs (miRNAs) as transformative regulators of gene expression. However, their clinical potential has been constrained by instability and delivery challenges. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), as natural carriers of miRNAs, address these limitations by protecting miRNAs from degradation and enabling their precise targeting. As such, harnessing EVs for miRNA delivery has the potential to redefine therapeutic approaches and offer innovative strategies to tackle the most challenging diseases of the 21st century. In this perspective, we examine the advantages and hurdles of EV-mediated miRNA delivery, from state-of-the-art research to its path toward commercialization. This article aims to inspire readers with the promise of EVs and miRNAs as revolutionary tools for future medicine.

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Clinical translationCommercializationExtracellular vesiclesMicroRNAsNobel Prize in medicineTherapeutics

Identifiers

PMID42488359
PMCPMC13390801

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