Exosomes and Extracellular Vesicles in Health and Diseases: 4th Edition
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 119
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular mechanism in cancer; PI3K/Akt signaling; adaptive resistance to Akt inhibitors in prostate cancer; immunomodulatory properties of stem cells extracellular vesicle; neurodegenerative disorders
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Interests: exosomes; extracellular vesicles; microrna; amnion fluid
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rising interest in exosomes as well as extracellular vesicles and their applications is reflected by the increasing amount of research on these topics.
These vesicles are naturally produced by any type of cell and play multiple roles in cell-to-cell communication in both healthy and diseased states. Because they carry different donor-derived cargos, including DNA, RNA, proteins, and lipids, they induce network signals in recipient cells.
In particular, stem-cell-derived extracellular vesicles play roles in regenerative medicine and have the advantage of being a cell-free therapy; therefore, these vesicles are safer than those associated with the transplantation of live cells.
Furthermore, in recent years, exosomes and extracellular vesicles have emerged as promising biomarkers in the diagnosis and prognosis of different diseases, but also as macromolecule delivery carriers in therapy to treat a wide spectrum of pathologies.
This Special Issue welcomes original research articles that broaden our knowledge of extracellular vesicles and exosomes in different fields of application, starting from the healthy state in order to comprehend the mechanisms of individual production and moving onto pathological conditions, such as tumors, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, chronic and acute inflammatory states, etc.
Dr. Manuela Zavatti
Dr. Francesca Beretti
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- exosome
- extracellular vesicles
- network signals
- biomarkers
- pathological conditions
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