Extracellular Vesicles: The Biology and Therapeutic Applications, 2nd Edition
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 66
Special Issue Editor
Interests: EV biology; EV release; uptake and intracellular distribution; biomarker research and EV based technology development
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to publish a research article, review, short communication, or technical report in a Special Issue on “Extracellular Vesicles: The Biology and Therapeutic Applications, 2nd Edition”.
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are particles limited to the phospholipid bilayer and located in the extracellular space, without self-reproducibility. They represent a heterogeneous population in size and origin and play an important role in physiology and pathology. The exponentially increased number of published studies in the last decade highlights the importance of the field; however, many EV-related questions remain unanswered, while the exact role of different EV populations in cell-to-cell communication is still not completely understood. The release mechanism, uptake, and intracellular fate of EVs are not fully understood. High-throughput methods such as proteomics, transcriptomics, lipidomics, glycomics, and glycoproteomics often lead to new EV-related biomarkers and may suggest new targets in diagnostics. EV-based therapies are a new and dynamically increasing aspect of biomedical sciences.
Due to the increased scientific interest, the EV research community has invested huge efforts in the standardization of EV-based techniques (MISEV2014, MISEV2018, and the MISEV 2023), while the applied technologies are far from fully evolved, and further essential developments are needed.
This Special Issue aims to gather manuscripts on the basic understanding of EV-related biological processes, new technologies supporting EV studies, biomarker research, and therapeutic applications.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Tamás Visnovitz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- extracellular vesicles (EVs)
- exosomes
- release
- uptake
- bio-distribution
- methods
- biomarkers
- therapeutic applications
