Purposing plant-derived exosomes-like nanovesicles for drug delivery: patents and literature review

IntroductionHow can biotechnology and organic agriculture be fused and promoted simultaneously to overcome the main challenges in drug delivery systems. The role of organic agriculture in future human health treatment still represents a binary organic-conventional question. However, exosomes-like nanoparticles define a new organic path that plants and vegetables can release. In this review, we concisely propose plant-derived exosome-like nanovesicles and discuss their most important biological and pharmacological roles, representing a new tool for drug delivery.Areas coveredPlant-derived exosomes-like nanovesicles; nature farming; green manufacturing practice; drug delivery; organic agriculture.Expert opinionThere is growing interest in the potential use of plant-derived exosomes-like nanovesicles for various diagnostic and therapeutic applications that should translate into a supplement to current nano-pharmaceuticals. Despite their clinical potential, the lack of sensitive preparatory and analytical technologies for plant-derived exosomes-like nanovesicles poses a barrier to clinical translation. An increasing number of articles are recently published on new analytical platforms to address these challenges in cross-comparison with conventional assay methods. This review also mentions two patents from ExoLab-Italia on plant-derived exosome-like nanovesicles, respectively, on plant-derived exosome-like nanovesicles' ability to naturally deliver a series of potentially therapeutic molecules and a novel approach to upload them with therapeutic molecules.

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This article introduces how to combine biotechnology and organic agriculture to overcome the main challenges in drug delivery systems. The role of organic agriculture in future human health treatment is still a binary organic-conventional question, but exosomes-like nanoparticles provide a new organic path that plants and vegetables can release. The article proposes plant-derived exosome-like nanovesicles and discusses their important biological and pharmacological roles, representing a new tool for drug delivery.