Extracellular Vesicles as an Emerging Frontier in Spinal Cord Injury Pathobiology and Therapy.

Dipankar Dutta, Niaz Khan, Junfang Wu, Steven M Jay

Trends in neurosciences 2021 Jun

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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-delimited particles that are secreted by nearly all cell types. EVs mediate crucial physiological functions and pathophysiological processes in the CNS. As carriers of diverse bioactive cargoes (e.g., proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids) that can be modified in response to external stimuli, EVs have emerged as pathological mediators following neurotrauma such as spinal cord injury (SCI). We discuss the roles of endogenous EVs in the CNS as well as crosstalk with peripheral EVs in relation to neurotrauma, with a particular focus on SCI. We then summarize the status of EV-based therapeutic advances in preclinical animal models for these conditions. Finally, we discuss new bioengineering strategies that are poised to enhance CNS-specific therapeutic capabilities of EVs. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Dipankar Dutta, Niaz Khan, Junfang Wu, Steven M Jay. Extracellular Vesicles as an Emerging Frontier in Spinal Cord Injury Pathobiology and Therapy. Trends in neurosciences. 2021 Jun;44(6):492-506