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ReviewBioscience reports2026

Engineering extracellular vesicles for targeted therapeutic delivery in the heart.

Iqra Anwar, Xinghua Wang, Saverio Parlongo, Sonalí Harris, Richard E Pratt, Victor J Dzau, Conrad P Hodgkinson

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Review in Bioscience reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Iqra AnwarMandel Center for Heart and Vascular Research, and the Duke Cardiovascular Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, U.S.A.
Xinghua WangMandel Center for Heart and Vascular Research, and the Duke Cardiovascular Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, U.S.A.
Saverio ParlongoMandel Center for Heart and Vascular Research, and the Duke Cardiovascular Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, U.S.A.
Sonalí HarrisMandel Center for Heart and Vascular Research, and the Duke Cardiovascular Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, U.S.A.
Richard E PrattMandel Center for Heart and Vascular Research, and the Duke Cardiovascular Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, U.S.A.
Victor J DzauMandel Center for Heart and Vascular Research, and the Duke Cardiovascular Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, U.S.A.
Conrad P HodgkinsonMandel Center for Heart and Vascular Research, and the Duke Cardiovascular Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0002-6460-7333

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heart failure is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, highlighting the need for improved therapeutic strategies. Critical to the success of therapies is efficient and targeted delivery systems. Extracellular vesicle-based delivery systems have emerged as promising candidates due to their biocompatibility and low immunogenicity. While extracellular vesicles from a wide variety of cells have been used, they have demonstrated divergent effects on the heart. The present review first summarizes the current sources of extracellular vesicles employed in heart failure therapy and their contrasting outcomes. The review then examines the view that these contrasting outcomes arise from limited cell specificity, inefficient delivery, and suboptimal cargo loading. Finally, the review discusses how these problems are being dealt with by recent advances, including genetic modification, chemical functionalization, and enhanced loading strategies. Together, these approaches highlight the potential of extracellular vesicle-based systems as precision therapeutics in cardiovascular medicine.

Indexed as

Drug Delivery SystemsExtracellular VesiclesHeart FailureAnimalsHumansMyocardiumCardiovascular DiseaseExtracellular vesiclesNano-engineeringRNA-based TherapySurface functionalizationTargeted Drug Delivery

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PMID42015620
PMCPMC13136563

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