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ReviewInternational journal of nanomedicine2025

Exosomes in Disease Therapy: Plant-Derived Exosome-Like Nanoparticles Current Status, Challenges, and Future Prospects.

YuYing Song, NaNa Feng, QingYa Yu, YuanYuan Li, MingKun Meng, Xing Yang, ZhiQiang Gan, Tong Xu, Ce Tang, Yi Zhang

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Review in International journal of nanomedicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 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

30 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

10 authors.

YuYing Song *State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-6292-6077
NaNa Feng *State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, People's Republic of China.
QingYa YuState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, People's Republic of China.
YuanYuan LiState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, People's Republic of China.
MingKun MengState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, People's Republic of China.
Xing YangSchool of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, People's Republic of China.
ZhiQiang GanSchool of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-1959-2945
Tong XuSchool of Ethnic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, People's Republic of China.
Ce TangState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, People's Republic of China.
Yi ZhangState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, People's Republic of China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exosomes are nano-sized extracellular vesicles secreted by diverse cell types that mediate intercellular communication through the transfer of proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. Their ability to cross biological barriers and carry bioactive cargo has led to increasing interest in their use as targeted delivery systems for drugs, genes, and immunomodulatory molecules. Recently, plant-derived exosome-like nanoparticles, PLNs obtained from edible plants and medicinal herbs have emerged as a novel, biocompatible alternative to mammalian exosomes. PLNs exhibit low immunogenicity, enhanced safety, and scalable production, making them ideal candidates for clinical translation. This review synthesizes a wide body of experimental data on the biogenesis, molecular composition, and biological activity of PLNs, and provides a comparative assessment of their therapeutic applications across oncology, immunotherapy, regenerative medicine, and gene therapy. Technological advances in PLN engineering, isolation, and manufacturing are discussed, along with key translational barriers such as stability, regulatory standards, and delivery specificity. This review also discusses the scientific implications of PLNs in advancing precision medicine and propose future directions for their integration into next-generation nanotherapeutics.

Indexed as

ExosomesNanoparticlesAnimalsDrug Delivery SystemsGenetic TherapyHumansImmunotherapyPlants, MedicinalRegenerative Medicinedrug deliveryexosomesgene therapyimmunotherapyplant-derived exosome-like nanoparticles

Identifiers

PMID40918944
PMCPMC12410150

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