Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (1): 86-92.doi: 10.12307/2023.765

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Research hot spots and trends of exosomes in theranostic application for chronic kidney disease

Chen Guanting1, Zhang Linqi2, Li Qingru1   

  1. 1First Clinical Medical College of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450003, Henan Province, China; 2First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450003, Henan Province, China
  • Received:2022-11-01 Accepted:2022-12-24 Online:2024-01-08 Published:2023-06-28
  • Contact: Zhang Linqi, Professor, Chief physician, Doctoral supervisor, First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450003, Henan Province, China
  • About author:Chen Guanting, Doctoral candidate, First Clinical Medical College of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450003, Henan Province, China
  • Supported by:
    Special Project for Scientific Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Henan Province, No. 2019ZYZD05 (to ZLQ)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: To investigate the research focus and follow-up research trend of exosomes in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney disease, in order to provide a corresponding reference basis for the future research of exosomes in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney disease, and promote the development of this field.  
OBJECTIVE: To conduct a bibliometric analysis of relevant studies in each database painstakingly until now for public publication on exosome diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney disease, to explore the current state and trend of the field in this discipline, and to predict future research directions.
METHODS: A computerized search was performed on WanFang, CNKI, CBM, VIP, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, PubMed, and Embase databases from inception to December 2022 for published literature related to the diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney disease by exosomes. The literature transcripts were screened by NoteExpress for co-occurrence, clustering and mutational analysis among authors, institutions, and keywords through CiteSpace 6.1R4 and VOSviewer software, and the visual knowledge map was plotted.  
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) A total of 804 articles, including 133 in Chinese and 671 in English, were included, and the volume of publications climbed year by year with a rapid trend. We included 3 649 literature authors, including 326 Chinese authors and 3 323 English authors, and the field has formed a core team centered on scholars such as Liu Bicheng, Wang Bin, Lyu LinLi, Wang Xiaonan and Wang Haidong, and has formed a stable multicenter collaboration platform among institutions. Research focuses on the three functions of exosomes: carrier, diagnosis and therapy. (2) As a form of extracellular vesicles, exosomes have important mechanisms for carrying, transferring molecular mediators and signal transduction, and have an important role in the physiopathological development of chronic kidney disease, which can provide important health surveillance data for epidemiological studies and clinical decision-making. In recent years, the development of relevant studies on exosome-based diagnosis of chronic kidney disease has expanded dramatically, forming a development layout of collaborative cooperation among multiple institutions worldwide, led by our scientific research institutions. However, at present, the study of the specific function and mechanism of action of exosomes and contents in the disease process has not been fully validated. Their significance for the early diagnosis and prognosis evaluation of chronic kidney disease is not very clear. The intrinsic mechanism of action-related research is still relatively poor. Isolation and purification techniques still need to be improved, and high-quality evidence-based clinical trials with multicenter and large samples have not yet appeared, which still need to be verified by further studies.

Key words: chronic kidney disease, bibliometrics, knowledge mapping, visual analysis, exosome

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