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ArticleStem cell research & therapy2025

Extracellular vesicles isolated from adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cells as carriers for Paclitaxel delivery.

Angela Marcianti, Eleonora Spampinato, Sara Nava, Giulia Maria Stella, Paola Perego, Simona Pogliani, Simona Frigerio, Luca Mirra, Paola Gagni, Fabio Moda and 7 more

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Article in Stem cell research & therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. 80 years of extracellular vesicles: from discovery to clinical translation.Extracellular vesicles and circulating nucleic acids · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Angela MarciantiCell Therapy Production Unit, Scientific Direction, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6393-196X
Eleonora SpampinatoCell Therapy Production Unit, Scientific Direction, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-3399-5087
Sara NavaCell Therapy Production Unit, Scientific Direction, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9912-8255
Giulia Maria StellaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapeutics, University of Pavia Medical School, Pavia, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9130-2607
Paola PeregoMolecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2806-7269
Simona PoglianiCell Therapy Production Unit, Scientific Direction, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5714-6225
Simona FrigerioCell Therapy Production Unit, Scientific Direction, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7078-075X
Luca MirraMolecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-5469-702X
Paola GagniIstituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "Giulio Natta", National Research Council of Italy (SCITEC-CNR), 20131, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3652-6173
Fabio ModaDepartment of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2820-9880
Federico Angelo CazzanigaUnit of Laboratory Medicine, Laboratory of Clinical Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3744-7124
Giovanni Luca BerettaMolecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5961-4109
Guido MaronatiSynlab CAM Polidiagnostico, 20900, Monza, Italy.
Giuseppe PagliaSchool of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, 20900, Monza, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4724-6801
Angelo Guido CorsicoDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapeutics, University of Pavia Medical School, Pavia, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8716-4694
Catia TraversariCell Therapy Production Unit, Scientific Direction, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-8473-8286
Daniela LisiniCell Therapy Production Unit, Scientific Direction, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133, Milan, Italy. daniela.lisini@istituto-besta.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7436-8401

Funding

Ministero della Salute Ministero della SaluteMinistero della Salute RRCRegione Lombardia Project-ID 2526393
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSC)-derived Extracellular Vesicles (EV) represent innovative tools for drug delivery systems. However, their clinical use is limited by the lack of standardized good manufacturing practice (GMP)-compliant isolation and conservation protocols. In this study, we developed a GMP-compliant protocol for the preparation of MSC-EVs and investigated the feasibility of producing EVs loaded with paclitaxel (PTX) for clinical application as drug products.

methodsAdipose tissues from 13 donors were used to obtain MSC-EVs via culture supernatant ultracentrifugation. EVs loaded with PTX were manufactured by adding the drug to the culture medium of MSCs before supernatant collection. EV identity was verified in terms of concentration/size, protein content, morphology, and expression of EV surface markers. The anti-proliferative activity, accumulation ability in tumor cells and PTX content, as well as their stability over time, were also evaluated.

resultsHigh numbers of EV/EV-PTX compliant in terms of integrity/identity were obtained and can be successfully stored for up to one year at -80 °C. Cellular studies have shown that EVs are capable of accumulating in tumor cells and, when loaded with PTX, inhibiting the proliferation of a pleural mesothelioma cell line.

conclusionsThese results support the potential future clinical use of EVs as carriers for drug delivery to improve cancer treatment strategies.

Indexed as

Adipose TissueAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicDrug CarriersDrug Delivery SystemsExtracellular VesiclesMesenchymal Stem CellsPaclitaxelCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleHumansAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicDrug CarriersPaclitaxelAntitumor drugDrug delivery systemsExtracellular vesiclesMesenchymal stromal cellsPaclitaxel

Identifiers

PMID40518531
PMCPMC12168270

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