Exosomes as drug delivery systems: A brief overview and progress update
| Autor: | Nitesh K. Kunda, Shruti S. Sawant, Suyash M. Patil |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Computer science
Chemistry Pharmaceutical Cancer therapy Pharmaceutical Science 02 engineering and technology Computational biology Exosomes 030226 pharmacology & pharmacy Intracellular membrane 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Drug Delivery Systems Neoplasms Diagnostic biomarker Animals Humans Drug Carriers General Medicine Genetic Therapy 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Microvesicles Biological materials Drug delivery Tumor homing 0210 nano-technology Drug carrier Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V. 154 |
| ISSN: | 1873-3441 |
| Popis: | Exosomes are intracellular membrane-based vesicles with diverse compositions that are involved in biological and pathological processes. Since the discovery of exosomes, they have been used as diagnostic biomarkers and as potential drug delivery vehicles based on their size and competence to transfer biological materials to recipient cells. The properties of exosomes such as biocompatibility, preferred tumor homing, adjustable targeting efficiency, and stability make them striking and excellent drug delivery vehicles for use in various diseases and cancer therapy. In this article, we provide a brief overview of the biogenesis, functions, and contents of exosomes along with the separation and characterization techniques. Our major focus is on the recent progress made in application of exosomes as drug delivery systems involving delivery of small molecules, macromolecules, and nucleotides. Further, we discuss the challenges faced when using exosomes as a drug delivery vehicle. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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