Year: 2022
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) represent cell-specific carriers of bioactive cargos that can be of importance in either physiological or pathological processes. Frequently, EVs are seen as intercellular communication vehicles, but it has become more and more evident that their usefulness can vary from circulating biomarkers for an early disease diagnosis to future therapeutic carriers for slowing down the evolution of different afflictions and their ability to restore damaged tissue/organs. Here, we summarize the latest progress of EVs classification, biogenesis, and characteristics. We also briefly discuss their therapeutic potential, with emphasis on their potential application in regenerative medicine.
Source: Physiology
Institutions: Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Clinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Spitalul Universitar de Urgență Elias, Bucharest Emergency University Hospital, Institutul Clinic Fundeni, Institutul National pentru Sanatatea Mamei si Copilului "Alessandrescu-Rusescu"
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4205519109