1. Exploring interactions between extracellular vesicles and cells for innovative drug delivery system design
- Author
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Kooijmans, Sander, de Jong, Olivier G., Schiffelers, Raymond, Afd Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutics, Afd Pharmaceutics, and Pharmaceutics
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Biocompatibility ,RNA delivery ,Pharmaceutical Science ,02 engineering and technology ,Exosomes ,Extracellular vesicles ,Small Molecule Libraries ,Synthetic drugs ,Extracellular Vesicles ,03 medical and health sciences ,Drug Delivery Systems ,Extracellular vesicle surface ,Humans ,Uptake mechanisms ,030304 developmental biology ,Drug Carriers ,0303 health sciences ,Chemistry ,Effector ,Protein delivery ,Small molecules ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Small molecule ,Microvesicles ,Cell biology ,Reporter systems ,Drug Design ,Drug delivery ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are submicron cell-secreted structures containing proteins, nucleic acids and lipids. EVs can functionally transfer these cargoes from one cell to another to modulate physiological and pathological processes. Due to their presumed biocompatibility and capacity to circumvent canonical delivery barriers encountered by synthetic drug delivery systems, EVs have attracted considerable interest as drug delivery vehicles. However, it is unclear which mechanisms and molecules orchestrate EV-mediated cargo delivery to recipient cells. Here, we review how EV properties have been exploited to improve the efficacy of small molecule drugs. Furthermore, we explore which EV surface molecules could be directly or indirectly involved in EV-mediated cargo transfer to recipient cells and discuss the cellular reporter systems with which such transfer can be studied. Finally, we elaborate on currently identified cellular processes involved in EV cargo delivery. Through these topics, we provide insights in critical effectors in the EV-cell interface which may be exploited in nature-inspired drug delivery strategies.
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- 2021