In article number 20200187, Parinaz Fathi, Xiaoyuan Chen and their co-workers have displayed a “Giftwrapping Nanoparticles” scene where coating nanoparticles with extracellular vesicles enables targeted uptake.

Engineered Extracellular Vesicles In article number 2204031, Jing Zhao, Guodong Yang, Angang and co-workers develop an extracellular vesicle-based GSDMD-N mRNA delivery system (EVTx), in which is encapsulated inside the vesicle, HER2 antibody displayed on surface, sonosensitizer Ce6 incorporated into membrane. When endocytosed by HER2+ cancer cells, EVTx efficiently induces pyroptosis thus enha...

During the past decade, extracellular vesicles (EVs), which include apoptotic bodies, microvesicles, and exosomes, have emerged as important players in cell-to-cell communication in normal physiology and pathological conditions. EVs encapsulate and convey various bioactive molecules that are further transmitted to neighboring or more distant cells, where they induce various signaling cascades. ...

Angiogenesis, defined as the formation of new blood vessels from a pre-existing vascular network, naturally occurs in an organism during growth and development and also in response to injury to restore a tissue’s blood supply and promote wound healing. The new vessels can be formed by either sprouting angiogenesis, where endothelial cells (ECs) form sprouts that grow toward an angiogenic stimul...

Extracellular vesicles exert their function through specific interaction with cell membrane. Through atomic force microscopy, neutron scattering and reflectometry we highlight a process deviating from simple fusion, driven by phase boundaries.

Recent studies suggest that extracellular vesicles may be the key to timely diagnosis and monitoring of genito-urological malignancies. In this study we investigated the composition and content of extracellular vesicles found in the urine of healthy donors and prostate cancer patients. Urine of 14 PCa patients and 20 healthy volunteers was clarified by low-speed centrifugation and total extrace...

Preeclampsia is a hypertensive pregnancy disorder characterized by development of hypertension and proteinuria after 20 weeks of gestation that remains a leading cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. While preeclampsia is believed to result from complex interactions between maternal and placental factors, the proximate pathophysiology of this syndrome remains elusive. Cell-to-...

All living cells release extracellular vesicles having pleiotropic functions in intercellular communication. Mammalian extracellular vesicles, also known as exosomes and microvesicles, are spherical bilayered proteolipids composed of various bioactive molecules, including RNAs, DNAs, proteins, and lipids. Extracellular vesicles directly and indirectly control a diverse range of biological proce...