Therapeutic and diagnostic potential of extracellular vesicles in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

As a late-onset and fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects upper and lower motor neurons, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a difficult disease to diagnose and treat, needing further research on mechanisms of pathogenesis. In addition due to difficulties in delivering therapeutics past th...

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Main Authors: Taylor J. Ellison, Steven L. Stice, Yao Yao
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Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
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Yao Yao
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description As a late-onset and fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects upper and lower motor neurons, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a difficult disease to diagnose and treat, needing further research on mechanisms of pathogenesis. In addition due to difficulties in delivering therapeutics past the blood brain barrier (BBB) to target disease-relevant cells in the central nervous system (CNS), diseases like ALS are particularly difficult to manage. However, recent advances in nanomedicine have provided new opportunities. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small, spherical, nanosized particles that have shown various applicable properties in the treatment and diagnosis of ALS through inherent characteristics and drug delivery capabilities. Extracellular vesicles with unique cargos determined by cells of origin possess neural protecting qualities and can cross the BBB and deliver endogenous and/or engineered cargo to specific neural cell targets. In this review, we discuss the potential use of EVs as therapeutics, drug delivery systems, and biomarkers for ALS.
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spelling doaj-art-b4830a51d15544068d467cde10e0fcdd2024-11-23T06:34:51ZengElsevierExtracellular Vesicle2773-04172023-12-012100019Therapeutic and diagnostic potential of extracellular vesicles in amyotrophic lateral sclerosisTaylor J. Ellison0Steven L. Stice1Yao Yao2Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States of America; Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States of AmericaRegenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States of America; Biomedical Health and Sciences Institute, Division of Neuroscience, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States of America; Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States of AmericaRegenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States of America; Biomedical Health and Sciences Institute, Division of Neuroscience, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States of America; Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States of America; Corresponding author at: Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States of America.As a late-onset and fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects upper and lower motor neurons, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a difficult disease to diagnose and treat, needing further research on mechanisms of pathogenesis. In addition due to difficulties in delivering therapeutics past the blood brain barrier (BBB) to target disease-relevant cells in the central nervous system (CNS), diseases like ALS are particularly difficult to manage. However, recent advances in nanomedicine have provided new opportunities. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small, spherical, nanosized particles that have shown various applicable properties in the treatment and diagnosis of ALS through inherent characteristics and drug delivery capabilities. Extracellular vesicles with unique cargos determined by cells of origin possess neural protecting qualities and can cross the BBB and deliver endogenous and/or engineered cargo to specific neural cell targets. In this review, we discuss the potential use of EVs as therapeutics, drug delivery systems, and biomarkers for ALS.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773041722000142Extracellular vesiclesALSTherapeuticsCNS deliveryBiomarker
spellingShingle Taylor J. Ellison
Steven L. Stice
Yao Yao
Therapeutic and diagnostic potential of extracellular vesicles in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Extracellular Vesicle
Extracellular vesicles
ALS
Therapeutics
CNS delivery
Biomarker
title Therapeutic and diagnostic potential of extracellular vesicles in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
title_full Therapeutic and diagnostic potential of extracellular vesicles in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
title_fullStr Therapeutic and diagnostic potential of extracellular vesicles in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
title_full_unstemmed Therapeutic and diagnostic potential of extracellular vesicles in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
title_short Therapeutic and diagnostic potential of extracellular vesicles in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
title_sort therapeutic and diagnostic potential of extracellular vesicles in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
topic Extracellular vesicles
ALS
Therapeutics
CNS delivery
Biomarker
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773041722000142
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