Qian Yuan, Xiao-dong Li, Si-miao Zhang, et al. Extracellular vesicles in neurodegenerative diseases: Insights and new perspectives. [J]. Genes & Diseases 8(2).(2021)
DOI:
Qian Yuan, Xiao-dong Li, Si-miao Zhang, et al. Extracellular vesicles in neurodegenerative diseases: Insights and new perspectives. [J]. Genes & Diseases 8(2).(2021) DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2019.12.001.
Extracellular vesicles in neurodegenerative diseases: Insights and new perspectives
摘要
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are vesicle-like substances released by eukaryotic cells. Based on their origin and size
EVs are mainly divided into exosomes
microvesicles and apoptotic bodies
and they are secreted by eukaryotic cells under physiological and pathological conditions. EVs are enriched with nucleic acids
proteins and other factors. EVs can regulate the function of adjacent and distant cells
and they are even involved in the pathogenesis of diseases. They contain proteins associated with the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases (NDs)
such as the α-synuclein (α-syn) and tau proteins
which suggest potential roles for EVs as biomarkers and carriers of drugs and other therapeutic molecules that can cross the blood–brain barrier to treat NDs. In this review
we summarized the function of EVs in the pathogenesis of different NDs and related advances in EVs as diagnostic biomarkers and treatments for diseases.