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Table 2 Modifications of extracellular vesicles and its role in nano-biotechnology

From: A systematic review on the modifications of extracellular vesicles: a revolutionized tool of nano-biotechnology

EVs Type

Nanotechnological Modification

Application

Loading Method

Exosomes from mesenchymal stem cells

Glucose-coated gold nanoparticles (NPs)

In vivo neuroimaging

Co-incubation

Exosome from lung cancer or fibroblasts

Gold NPs and doxorubicin

Lung cancer treatment

Co-incubation

EVs from breast adenocarcinoma

MOF NPs. NPs matrix contained gelonin

Inhibit adenocarcinoma growth

Sonication and extrusion

Exosomes from Hela cells

MOF NPs

Hela cells

Co-incubation

EVs from KB cells

ZnO NPs

Cytotoxic effect against KB cells

Co-incubation

EVs from endothelial, cancer and stem cell lines

Porphyrins

To improve photodynamic therapy

Electroporation, extrusion, saponin-assisted and dialysis

Exosomes from embryonic stem cells

Paclitaxel

Glioma therapy

Co-incubation

Milk-derived exosomes

To reduce paclitaxel’s side effects

Co-incubation

Exosomes from macrophages

To overcome MDR in cancer cells

Co-incubation, electroporation and sonication

Exosomes from brain cell lines

To treat brain tumor

Co-incubation

EVs from prostatic cancer

Cytotoxic effect against prostate cancer

Co-incubation

Exosomes from human colorectal carcinoma

Doxorubicin

Antiproliferative effect in colorectal cancer

Dialysis

Exosomes from breast cancer

To treat breast and ovarian cancer

Electroporation

Exosomes from breast cancer

To reduce cardiotoxicity of doxorubicin

Electroporation

Exosomes from 4T1, MCF-7, and PC3 cell line

Breast cancer

Co-incubation

Exosomes from mouse immature dendritic cells

For targeted delivery of chemotherapeutic

Electroporation

Milk-derived exosomes

Curcumin

Cervical cancer

Co-incubation

Exosomes from lymphoma cells

Activate myeloid cells in vivo

Co-incubation

Plant exosomes

Colon cancer

 

Milk-derived exosomes

Paclitaxel, Docetaxel, Withaferin A and curcumin

Targeting and therapy of lung cancer cells

Co-incubation

Milk-derived exosomes

Celastrol

Inhibition of Hsp90 and NF- κB activation pathways in lung cancer

Co-incubation

EVs from lung cancer

Oncolytic adenovirus and paclitaxel

Enhance immunogenicity in lung cancer

Co-incubation

Exosomes from HEK 293 cells

siRNA

Efficient delivery of siRNA in cancer cells

Electroporation

Exosomes from HEK 293 cells

Polo-like kinase 1

(PLK-1) siRNA

Silencing PLK-1 gene in bladder cancer cells

Electroporation

Exosomes from HEK 293 and MCF-7 cells

siRNA, miRNA and ssDNA b

Oncogene knockdown

Sonication

Plasma-derived EVs

miRNA cel-39

Promote apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

Electroporation

  1. (Adapted from Ref No. [65]) under the Creative Commons Attribution License