期刊
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
卷 9, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.811971
关键词
exosomes; microfluidics; exosome isolation; exosome separation; cancer
资金
- Shandong Provincial Key Research and Development Project [2020CXGC011304]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [82130067]
- Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation [ZR2020QB131]
- Qilu University of Technology Foundation/Shandong Academy of Sciences Foundation [202004]
Exosomes, as nano-sized extracellular vesicles, play an important role in cell-specific material transfer and have potential applications in prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment. Existing exosomal separation techniques have limitations in terms of complexity, time consumption, and low purity, highlighting the need for efficient and simple isolation methods. Microfluidic chips have emerged as a promising technology for exosome isolation. A comprehensive review covering exosomal properties, conventional technologies, emerging isolation strategies, and large-scale production of engineered exosomes is essential.
Exosomes, a nano-sized subtype of extracellular vesicles secreted from almost all living cells, are capable of transferring cell-specific constituents of the source cell to the recipient cell. Cumulative evidence has revealed exosomes play an irreplaceable role in prognostic, diagnostic, and even therapeutic aspects. A method that can efficiently provide intact and pure exosomes samples is the first step to both exosome-based liquid biopsies and therapeutics. Unfortunately, common exosomal separation techniques suffer from operation complexity, time consumption, large sample volumes and low purity, posing significant challenges for exosomal downstream analysis. Efficient, simple, and affordable methods to isolate exosomes are crucial to carrying out relevant researches. In the last decade, emerging technologies, especially microfluidic chips, have proposed superior strategies for exosome isolation and exhibited fascinating performances. While many excellent reviews have overviewed various methods, a compressive review including updated/improved methods for exosomal isolation is indispensable. Herein, we first overview exosomal properties, biogenesis, contents, and functions. Then, we briefly outline the conventional technologies and discuss the challenges of clinical applications of these technologies. Finally, we review emerging exosomal isolation strategies and large-scale GMP production of engineered exosomes to open up future perspectives of next-generation Exo-devices for cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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