Although Wnt proteins are hydrophobic glycoproteins, they are capable of long-range signaling. Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Canada discovered that Wnt7a is secreted as extracellular vesicle (EV)-associated proteins afterRead More…
Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes: Multi-Mechanism Natural Intercellular Messengers for the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the early complications of diabetes. The disease is serious and can lead to blindness in its advanced stages. Currently, treatments for diabetic retinopathy are mainly limited toRead More…
Engineering Extracellular Vesicles for Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Therapeutic approaches based on extracellular vesicles (EVs) are attracting significant attention in drug delivery, immunotherapy, and regenerative medicine. However, the clinical translation of EVs is hindered by challenges such as limited yield,Read More…
Tumor-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles as Barriers to Drug Delivery
On September 2, 2024, Nature Materials published a study titled “Tumour-derived small extracellular vesicles act as a barrier to therapeutic nanoparticle delivery.” This research challenges traditional views by revealing that tumor-secreted exosomesRead More…
The Biology and Function of Extracellular Vesicles in Immunity
Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including exosomes, encapsulate DNA, RNA, and proteins within a phospholipid bilayer. These vesicles deliver their lumenal cargo to the cytoplasm of recipient cells, influencing immune cell function. This impactRead More…
Immunogenicity of Extracellular Vesicles
Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including exosomes, are cell-derived nano or micrometer-sized monolayer or multilayer membrane structures. EVs contain bioactive cargoes such as nucleic acids, lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates, and play a key roleRead More…
Bidirectional Regulation of Extracellular Vesicles and Cellular Epigenetics
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a highly heterogeneous class of membrane vesicles that participate in regulating various biological processes by transporting proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and metabolites. According to differences in size andRead More…
Endocytosis Blocks Vesicular Secretion of Exosome Marker Proteins
Exosomes are secretory vesicles with a diameter of about 30 to 150 nanometers that play an important role in human health and disease. To better understand how cells release these vesicles, researchersRead More…
The Regulatory Role and Therapeutic Potential of Peripherally Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, constitute a class of progressive diseases with complex pathogenesis. Traditional treatments face significant challenges due to drug delivery challenges.Read More…
Extracellular Vesicles as Biomarkers for Detection and Therapeutic Applications
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) secreted by all cell types are involved in the intercellular communication, delivering regulatory factors that influence cell and tissue phenotypes in both normal and diseased tissues. Therefore, EVs representRead More…