Anne Truong MD explains how exosomes, tiny vesicles released by cells, can track tumor progression as biomarkers and deliver drugs directly to cancer cells with fewer side effects.
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Some of the potential use of exosomes include using it as a biomarker to follow tumors and cancer and track the cancer progression. And then another use is cell free therapeutic agent, where exosomes or little small vesicles are loaded with medication or drug or gene and is delivered to the target cell. Because when these little vesicles travel in the blood, it goes to the target cells and the target cells will kind of take it in. And it sometimes can be used to treat diseases such as cancer or nerve diseases, and even autoimmune diseases as well. It can also be used as drug delivery. It can also deliver medication to reduce the side effects of a drug. It can also be used for research purposes as well, to see how cells can communicate with one another.