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. 2021 Sep;100(3):508-510.
doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.05.039.

EXPLORing exosomes for the treatment of acute kidney injury

Eibhlin Goggins  1 , Shinji Tanaka  2
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EXPLORing exosomes for the treatment of acute kidney injury

Eibhlin Goggins et al. Kidney Int. 2021 Sep.
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Abstract

Exosomes are emerging as a novel drug delivery system for the treatment of numerous diseases, including acute kidney injury. In this issue of Kidney International, Kim et al. use a novel optogenetically engineered exosome technology, "EXPLOR," to deliver the exosomal repressor of nuclear factor-κB into mice before and after renal ischemia-reperfusion. They report that these exosomes downregulated renal nuclear factor-κB signaling and ameliorated acute kidney injury. This study deserves attention for its significant scientific and potential clinical value in acute kidney injury.

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