Extracellular Vesicles for Therapeutic Nucleic Acid Delivery: Loading Strategies and Challenges

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane vesicles released into the extracellular milieu by cells of various origins. They contain different biological cargoes, protecting them from degradation by environmental factors. There is an opinion that EVs have a number of advantages over synthetic carrier...

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Main Authors: Anastasiya Oshchepkova, Marina Zenkova, Valentin Vlassov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/8/7287
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author Anastasiya Oshchepkova
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description Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane vesicles released into the extracellular milieu by cells of various origins. They contain different biological cargoes, protecting them from degradation by environmental factors. There is an opinion that EVs have a number of advantages over synthetic carriers, creating new opportunities for drug delivery. In this review, we discuss the ability of EVs to function as carriers for therapeutic nucleic acids (tNAs), challenges associated with the use of such carriers in vivo, and various strategies for tNA loading into EVs.
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spelling doaj.art-fd01db7f70bd4cf8ad743696cfdd2cd72023-11-17T19:38:06ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672023-04-01248728710.3390/ijms24087287Extracellular Vesicles for Therapeutic Nucleic Acid Delivery: Loading Strategies and ChallengesAnastasiya Oshchepkova0Marina Zenkova1Valentin Vlassov2Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, RussiaInstitute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, RussiaInstitute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, RussiaExtracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane vesicles released into the extracellular milieu by cells of various origins. They contain different biological cargoes, protecting them from degradation by environmental factors. There is an opinion that EVs have a number of advantages over synthetic carriers, creating new opportunities for drug delivery. In this review, we discuss the ability of EVs to function as carriers for therapeutic nucleic acids (tNAs), challenges associated with the use of such carriers in vivo, and various strategies for tNA loading into EVs.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/8/7287extracellular vesiclesdrug deliverynucleic acid therapeuticsnanocarrierexosomesapoptotic bodies
spellingShingle Anastasiya Oshchepkova
Marina Zenkova
Valentin Vlassov
Extracellular Vesicles for Therapeutic Nucleic Acid Delivery: Loading Strategies and Challenges
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
extracellular vesicles
drug delivery
nucleic acid therapeutics
nanocarrier
exosomes
apoptotic bodies
title Extracellular Vesicles for Therapeutic Nucleic Acid Delivery: Loading Strategies and Challenges
title_full Extracellular Vesicles for Therapeutic Nucleic Acid Delivery: Loading Strategies and Challenges
title_fullStr Extracellular Vesicles for Therapeutic Nucleic Acid Delivery: Loading Strategies and Challenges
title_full_unstemmed Extracellular Vesicles for Therapeutic Nucleic Acid Delivery: Loading Strategies and Challenges
title_short Extracellular Vesicles for Therapeutic Nucleic Acid Delivery: Loading Strategies and Challenges
title_sort extracellular vesicles for therapeutic nucleic acid delivery loading strategies and challenges
topic extracellular vesicles
drug delivery
nucleic acid therapeutics
nanocarrier
exosomes
apoptotic bodies
url https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/8/7287
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