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Therapeutic potential of extracellular vesicles
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Extracellular vesicles (EV) have emerged as important mediators of intercellular communication. By their origin, we can find vesicles derived from plasma membrane such as microvesicles, ectosomes, and membrane particles or exosomes, which originate in the endosomal membrane compartment. They contain numerous proteins, lipids, and even nucleic acids like mRNA and miRNA that can affect the cells that encounter these structures in complex ways.
The EV have recently gained interest for their therapeutic potential both as a treatment itself and as a biomarker of several pathologies. The research lines involving EV cover a wide range of aspects from basic research on the EV biology to the manipulation or monitoring of EV for therapeutic purposes.
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MERINO, Ana, et al. Therapeutic potential of extracellular vesicles. Frontiers in Immunology. 2014. Vol. 5. [consulted: 13 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/126175