Research progress of endogenous exosomes as nano drug delivery system for treatment of myocardial ischemia / 上海交通大学学报（医学版）

ABSTRACT

Exosomes are natural nano vesicles secreted by living cells, which play an important role in cellular communication and substance transportation. As a kind of carrier of human endogenous for drug transportation, many advantages of exosomes are in sight, for example, low toxicity, non immunogenicity, good permeability and high-targeting. In recent years, small molecular chemical drugs, nucleic acids and proteins have been successfully delivered by exosomes. This novel carrier is expected to provide strong support for the clinical treatment of myocardial ischemia. The research progress of exosomes as a kind of carrier in the treatment of myocardial ischemia was briefly summarized in this article.