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ReviewRegenerative biomaterials2026

Harnessing extracellular vesicles for ischemic stroke management.

Khan Haroon, Jie Yu, Renke Li, Chuancheng Ren, Zhaoting Li

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Review in Regenerative biomaterials, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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

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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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Khan HaroonDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen & Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518172, China.
Jie YuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Science, Division of Biomedical Health Sciences, School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518172, China.
Renke LiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Biomedical Health Sciences, School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518172, China.
Chuancheng RenDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen & Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518172, China.
Zhaoting LiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Science, Division of Biomedical Health Sciences, School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518172, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4596-9603

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are versatile, cell-derived complexes that serve as a complete package of biologically important molecules, released during both normal and pathological processes. With rapid advancements in EVs research, there has been a shift in its therapeutic applications, clinical development and commercialization. EVs have been extensively studied for their potential to mitigate ischemic stroke pathological mechanisms, such as excitotoxicity, immune response, blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction, neuroinflammation and apoptosis. EVs' innate ability to protect molecular cargo (proteins, DNA or RNA) from enzymatic degradation, their natural ability to traverse BBB, high cargo-loading efficiency and superior biocompatibility make them ideal candidates for targeted drug delivery systems in ischemic stroke. Their presence in most biofluids and changes in their contents during disease conditions, support investigation of EVs as promising minimally invasive biomarkers for the early diagnosis and treatment monitoring of ischemic stroke. Moreover, EVs in combination with other therapeutic agents have considerable potential for clinical translation. This perspective provides a comprehensive overview of current literature on EV-based systems in stroke management, highlighting their role as standalone therapeutics, presenting opportunities for cargo delivery, biomarkers discovery and synergistic component of combination therapies. Additionally, the ongoing clinical trials are discussed along with the challenges and considerations required to advance the clinical translation and adaptation of EV-based systems for ischemic stroke management.

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biomarkerbraindrug deliveryEVsexosomeischemic stroke

Identifiers

PMID41994598
PMCPMC13082904

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