Advances in therapeutic applications of extracellular vesicles

• Published in: Science translational medicine Vol. 11; no. 492
• Main Authors: Wiklander, Oscar P B, Brennan, Meadhbh Á, Lötvall, Jan, Breakefield, Xandra O, El Andaloussi, Samir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.05.2019

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanometer-sized, lipid membrane-enclosed vesicles secreted by most, if not all, cells and contain lipids, proteins, and various nucleic acid species of the source cell. EVs act as important mediators of intercellular communication that influence both physiological an...