Exosomes as novel bio-carriers for gene and drug delivery

• Published in: International journal of pharmaceutics Vol. 521; no. 1-2; pp. 167 - 175
• Main Authors: Jiang, Xin-Chi, Gao, Jian-Qing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.04.2017
• Subjects: Animals; Biological Products - administration & dosage; Biological Products - chemistry; Cell-free therapies; Drug delivery system; Drug Delivery Systems; Exosomes; Exosomes - chemistry; Gene Transfer Techniques; Humans; Nanoparticles - administration & dosage; Nanoparticles - chemistry; Nucleic acids; Cell-free therapies; Nucleic acids; Exosomes; Drug delivery system

[Display omitted] Clinical treatments have stalled in certain diseases due to a lack of proper therapeutic delivery systems. Recent studies have identified exosomes for their potential use as cell-free therapies, which may provide a novel mechanism for solving this problem. Exosomes are nanoscale ex...