International Journal of Nanomedicine (Aug 2023)

Engineered Plant-Derived Nanovesicles Facilitate Tumor Therapy: Natural Bioactivity Plus Drug Controlled Release Platform

  • Chen X,
  • Ji S,
  • Yan Y,
  • Lin S,
  • He L,
  • Huang X,
  • Chang L,
  • Zheng D,
  • Lu Y

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 18
pp. 4779 – 4804

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Xiaohang Chen,1,2 Shuaiqi Ji,1,2 Yuxiang Yan,1 Shuoqi Lin,1,2 Lianghang He,1,2 Xiaoyu Huang,2 Lin Chang,2 Dali Zheng,1 Youguang Lu1,2 1Fujian Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Preventive Dentistry, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Youguang Lu; Dali Zheng, Email [email protected]; [email protected]: Tumors are the second-most common disease in the world, killing people at an alarming rate. As issues with drug resistance, lack of targeting, and severe side effects are revealed, there is a growing demand for precision-targeted drug delivery systems. Plant-derived nanovesicles (PDNVs), which arecomposed of proteins, lipids, RNA, and metabolites, are widely distributed and readily accessible. The potential for anti-proliferative, pro-apoptotic, and drug-resistant-reversing effects on tumor cells, as well as the ability to alter the tumor microenvironment (TME) by modulating tumor-specific immune cells, make PDNVs promising anti-tumor therapeutics. With a lipid bilayer structure that allows drug loading and a transmembrane capacity readily endocytosed by cells, PDNVs are also expected to become a new drug delivery platform. Exogenous modifications of PDNVs enhance their circulating stability, tumor targeting ability, high cell endocytosis rate, and controlled-release capacity. In this review, we summarize PDNVs’ natural antitumor activity, as well as engineered PDNVs as efficient precision-targeted drug delivery tools that enhance therapeutic effects. Additionally, we discuss critical considerations related to the issues raised in this area, which will encourage researchers to improve PDNVs as better anti-tumor therapeutics for clinic applications.Graphical Abstract: Keywords: plant-derived nanovesicles, cancer therapy, natural bioactivity, drug delivery platform, engineered EVs, targeted precision therapy

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