Extracellular Vesicles as Mediators of Health Benefits
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: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 8071
Special Issue Editors
Interests: extracellular vesicles; exosomes; gut health; gut–brain axis; food microbiology; next-generation probiotics
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Interests: extracellular vesicles; exosomes; probiotics; food fermentation
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Dear Colleagues,
Extracellular vesicles are natural biological nanoparticles that carry and deliver molecular cargo from parental cells to receptor cells, acting as messengers between cells. Since extracellular vesicles carry a variety of molecules and have multiple functions, especially their high correlation with disease development and health balance, extracellular vesicles are now regarded as treasures by scientists. Over the past decade, the cargo, characteristics and functions of extracellular vesicles have been extensively studied, especially in regard to biomarker profiling and therapeutics.
This Special Issue aims to enrich the field of extracellular vesicles, welcoming novel insights in the form of research articles or reviews, covering, but not limited to, the following topics:(1) Unraveled roles of extracellular vesicles in various diseases and biological functions.(2) Health benefits of extracellular vesicles.(3) Targeted therapeutic treatments through loading extracellular vesicles with appropriate molecules to alter gene expression in defined recipient cells.(4) The molecular and cellular mechanisms of extracellular vesicles in disease therapy, and/or their role as specific markers in disease diagnosis. Since IJMS is a journal of molecular science, pure clinical studies are not suitable for our journal. However, clinical submissions with biomolecular experiments are welcome.
Dr. Wei-Hsuan Hsu
Dr. Bao-Hong Lee
Prof. Dr. Tang-Long Shen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- extracellular vesicles
- exosomes
- microvesicles
- biomarkers
- delivery
- health and disease
- biological activity
- diagnostics
- therapeutic application
- drug loading
- target binding
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