PhD Science Writer, New York, New York, USA.
Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2023 May;1523(1):24-37. doi: 10.1111/nyas.14974. Epub 2023 Mar 18.
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small, lipid-bilayer-bound particles released by cells that can contain important bioactive molecules, including lipids, RNAs, and proteins. Once released in the extracellular environment, EVs can act as messengers locally as well as to distant tissues to coordinate tissue homeostasis and systemic responses. There is a growing interest in not only understanding the physiology of EVs as signaling particles but also leveraging them as minimally invasive diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers (e.g., they can be found in biofluids) and drug-delivery vehicles. On October 30-November 2, 2022, researchers in the EV field convened for the Keystone symposium "Exosomes, Microvesicles, and Other Extracellular Vesicles" to discuss developing standardized language and methodology, new data on the basic biology of EVs and potential clinical utility, as well as novel technologies to isolate and characterize EVs.
细胞外囊泡 (EVs) 是由细胞释放的小的、双层脂膜结合的颗粒,其中包含重要的生物活性分子,包括脂质、RNA 和蛋白质。一旦在细胞外环境中释放,EVs 可以作为信使在局部以及远处组织中发挥作用,以协调组织内稳态和全身反应。人们不仅对理解 EVs 作为信号颗粒的生理学越来越感兴趣,而且还利用它们作为微创诊断和预后生物标志物(例如,它们可以在生物体液中找到)和药物递送载体。2022 年 10 月 30 日至 11 月 2 日,EV 领域的研究人员召开了 Keystone 研讨会“外泌体、微泡和其他细胞外囊泡”,讨论制定标准化语言和方法、EV 基本生物学和潜在临床应用的新数据,以及分离和表征 EVs 的新技术。