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. 2026 Jan 16;16(5):2794–2837. doi: 10.1016/j.apsb.2026.01.013

Table 2.

Application of different engineering strategies.

Engineering strategy Types of ICTAs Strategy Cell source Active composition Application Ref.
Nanoengineering Whole cell Intracellular loading BMDNs IR780 molecules and TRP-2 peptide liposome Melanoma 215
Whole cell Extracellular loading Th17 cells Aminooxy-acetic acid Multiple sclerosis 216
Whole cell Extracellular loading NK-92MI cells IL-21 nanoparticles Burkitt's lymphoma
tumor
126
Whole cell Extracellular loading BMDNs Urokinase-coupled silver nanoparticles Thrombotic diseases 123
Whole cell Extracellular loading RAW246.7 cells E. coli Nissle 1917 Breast tumor 217
Whole cell In vivo loading Circulating monocytes DOX·HCl Glioblastomas (GBMs) 131
Whole cell In vivo loading Circulating neutrophils DNase I Ischemic stroke 218
Cell membrane Membrane-encapsulated Macrophages Polylysine-modified BSA NPs Type 2 diabetes (T2D) 219
Cell membrane Membrane-encapsulated Circulating neutrophils Celastrol RA 220
Cell membrane Membrane-encapsulated CTLL-2 cells Curcumin Melanoma 221
Cell membrane Membrane-encapsulated BMDCs Rapamycin Glioma 222
Cell membrane Membrane-encapsulated BMDCs, cancer cell PLGA nanoparticles Melanoma, HCC, cervical cancer 223
EVs Exosomes-encapsulated NK-92MI cells Cisplatin Ovarian cancer 224
EVs Exosomes-encapsulated RAW246.7 cells Silibinin AD 225
EVs Microvesicle-encapsulated RAW246.7 cells TNF-α and IL-6 siRNAs and PB nanoparticles RA 226
EVs Surface-modified exosomes BMDNs Sub-5 nm ultrasmall PB nanoparticles RA 227
EVs Surface-modified exosomes DC2.4 cells DOX and gefitinib Lung cancer 228
Genetic engineering Cell Viral transfection Tregs Insulin-specific CAR T1D 229
Cell Non-viral transfection Peripheral blood B cells Alpha-l-iduronidase Mucopolysaccharidosis type I 230
EVs Viral transfection hPB-T cells EGFR and HER2 CAR Breast tumor 190
Genetic engineering & nanoengineering Whole cell Extracellular loading Splenic T cells CD19 CAR Burkitt's lymphoma
tumor
231
Whole cell Extracellular loading T Cells Human interleukin-15 super-agonist Melanoma 232
Cell membrane Membrane-encapsulated CTLL-2 cells IFN inducer ORY-1001 Triple-negative breast cancer, melanoma, and colon cancer 233
Cell membrane Membrane-encapsulated hPB-T cells Glypican-3 CAR, IR780 loaded mesoporous silica materials HCC 234
Membrane-fused engineering Whole cell Cell-cell fusion DC2.4 cells, Hepa1-6 cells Tumor-associated antigens in HCC HCC 199
Cell membrane Cell-liposome fusion RAW264.7 cells, lipidated peptides Simvastatin AS 235
Membrane-fused engineering & nanoengineering Cell membrane Membrane-encapsulated RAW264.7 cells, BMDNs Rapamycin-loaded PLGA nanoparticles Glioma 236

BMDNs, bone marrow-derived neutrophils; TRP-2, tyrosinase-related protein 2 peptide; DOX, doxorubicin; BMDCs, bone marrow-derived DCs; CAR, chimeric antigen receptor; PLGA, poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid); DNase I, deoxyribonuclease I; BSA NPs, bovine serum albumin nanoparticles; PB, prussian blue nanoparticles; hPB-T cells, human peripheral blood T cells; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.