Edible plant-derived microvesicle compositions for diagnosis and treatment of disease
AssigneeUniversity of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorHuang-Ge Zhang
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Abstract
Compositions comprising a therapeutic agent encapsulated by an edible plant-derived microvesicle are provided. Methods of treating an inflammatory disorder and methods of treating a cancer are further provided and include administering an effective amount of a composition comprising a therapeutic agent encapsulated by an edible plant-derived microvesicle to a subject. Further provided are methods of diagnosing a colon cancer that include the steps of administering an edible plant-derived microvesicle incorporating a detectable label to a subject and then determining an amount of the detectable label in an intestine of the subject.
Claims9
A composition, comprising a therapeutic agent encapsulated by a microvesicle, wherein the microvesicle is isolated from a juice of an edible plant, and further wherein the microvesicle is 50-1000 nm in size and is free from unwanted molecules.
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