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plant-derived exosome-like nanoparticles

In 1967, Halperin et al. first discovered secreted vesicles in carrot plant cell walls. In 2009, exosome-like nanoparticles were first extracted from sunflower seeds. There have been many studies confirming the beneficial roles of plant EVs in a variety of biological activities such as inflammation, tumor, skin trauma, drug delivery, etc, for example, ginger EVs, the most widely studied plant sample, […]

Research progress of exosomes in pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of ocular diseases

Exosomes can be employed as a diagnostic biomarker Glaucoma Early symptoms of primary glaucoma are insidious, and nearly half of Chinese glaucoma patients have missed the best time for treatment when diagnosed (Liang et al., 2018). In addition to conventional diagnostic methods, exosomes can be used as risk predictors to supplement the existing glaucoma diagnostic […]