Event: Nantes Univ Meeting on Extracellular Vesicles

Extracellular Vesicles in Therapeutics & Healthy Diet

Recent research has demonstrated that all body fluids assessed contain substantial amounts of vesicles that range in size from 30 to 1000 nm and that are surrounded by phospholipid membranes containing different membrane microdomains. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been mainly described depending on the mechanism of formation and physical characteristics, the most representative being exosomes and microparticles. Nanosized EVs are released by almost all cell types and mediate targeted intercellular communication under physiological and pathophysiological conditions. EVs have been proposed as biomarkers in a variety of diseases. Furthermore, according to their physical functions, EVs of selected cell types have been used as therapeutic agents in immune therapy, vaccination trials, regenerative medicine, drug delivery and are now considered as supplements in feeding. The current research of regional laboratories involved in this approach will be emphasized.