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ReviewJournal of extracellular vesicles2025

Methods and Challenges in Purifying Drug-Loaded Extracellular Vesicles.

Marie Auquière, Giulio G Muccioli, Anne des Rieux

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Review in Journal of extracellular vesicles, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 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

3 authors.

Marie AuquièreLouvain Drug Research Institute, Advanced Drug Delivery and Biomaterials (ADDB), Université Catholique de Louvain, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7540-5318
Giulio G MuccioliLouvain Drug Research Institute, Bioanalysis and Pharmacology of Bioactive Lipids (BPBL), Université Catholique de Louvain, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1600-9259
Anne des RieuxLouvain Drug Research Institute, Advanced Drug Delivery and Biomaterials (ADDB), Université Catholique de Louvain, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9953-3816

Funding

Action de Recherche Concertée (ARC)-Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles EViMSFondation Charcot Stichting, BelgiumFonds de la Recherche Scientifique-Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (FRS-FNRS)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EV) have emerged as promising nanocarriers for drug delivery. However, the efficient loading of therapeutic molecules into EV and the subsequent purification of drug-loaded EV from unloaded drugs remain significant challenges. This review explores the most used methods for EV purification, meaning the separation of drug-loaded EV from unloaded drugs, including ultracentrifugation, density gradient centrifugation, ultrafiltration, size exclusion chromatography, dialysis and commercial exosome isolation kits. The principles, advantages and limitations of each method are discussed. Critical parameters such as molecular weight cutoff, membrane composition, and the nature of the loaded molecule are highlighted for their impact on the purification process. The review also addresses the technical aspects, including time, cost and equipment requirements, and emphasizes the need for standardized guidelines to improve reproducibility and comparability across studies. By providing a comprehensive overview of current purification strategies, this review aims to guide researchers in selecting the most appropriate methods for advancing EV-based drug delivery systems.

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Drug Delivery SystemsExtracellular VesiclesAnimalsChromatography, GelDrug CarriersHumansUltracentrifugationUltrafiltrationDrug Carriers

Identifiers

PMID40527729
PMCPMC12173533

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