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ReviewExtracellular vesicles and circulating nucleic acids2025

Therapeutic potential of extracellular vesicles for treating human pregnancy disorders.

Shixuan Zheng, Harry M Georgiou, Maria I Kokkinos, Katrina M Mirabito Colafella, Shaun P Brennecke, Bill Kalionis

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Review in Extracellular vesicles and circulating nucleic acids, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Shixuan ZhengDepartment of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Research Centre, Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville 3052, Australia.
Harry M GeorgiouDepartment of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Research Centre, Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville 3052, Australia.
Maria I KokkinosDepartment of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Research Centre, Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville 3052, Australia.
Katrina M Mirabito ColafellaDepartment of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia.
Shaun P BrenneckeDepartment of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Research Centre, Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville 3052, Australia.
Bill KalionisDepartment of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Research Centre, Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville 3052, Australia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction are major global health concerns, contributing to significant maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. These disorders also increase the long-term risk of cardiovascular, metabolic, and kidney diseases in both mother and child. Accumulating evidence highlights the important role of placental mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) in both healthy and pathological pregnancies. In healthy pregnancies, EVs support placental development and maternal-fetal communication. In contrast, EVs from diseased placentas can contribute to pregnancy complications. Importantly, EVs from healthy placental MSCs show promise as novel, cell-free therapies. They offer advantages over whole-cell therapies, including lower immunogenicity, no risk of replication, and easier storage and delivery. This review explores the role of placental MSC-derived EVs in pregnancy disorders, preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction, preterm birth, and gestational diabetes, and discusses their potential as targeted therapeutics. It also examines the future of bioengineered EVs and the challenges that must be addressed to bring EV-based therapies into clinical practice.

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exosomesextracellular vesiclesPregnancytherapeutics

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PMID40852594
PMCPMC12367462

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