Extracellular vesicles are a heterogeneous group of cell-derived membranous structures
comprising exosomes and microvesicles, which originate from the endosomal system or …

Microparticles represent a heterogeneous population of vesicles with a diameter of 100 to
1000 nm that are released by budding of the plasma membrane and express antigens …

Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are a family of heparin-binding growth factors. FGFs exert
their pro-angiogenic activity by interacting with various endothelial cell surface receptors …

ATP has been indicated as a primary factor in microglial response to brain injury and
inflammation. By acting on different purinergic receptors 2, ATP is known to induce …

Recent reports indicate that a growing number of intracellular proteins are not only prone to
pathological aggregation but can also be released and" infect" neighboring cells. Therefore …

Cardiac fibroblasts are emerging as key components of normal cardiac function, as well as
the response to stressors and injury. These most numerous cells of the heart interact with …

Microparticles (MP) are vesicular structures released from cells upon activation, malignant
transformation, stress, or death. MP may be derived from the plasma membrane (shed …

Cancer-derived small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) induce stromal cells to become
permissive for tumor growth. However, it is unclear whether this induction solely occurs …

Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy in men in the USA and the second leading
cause of cancer deaths. Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs), including FGF1 (acidic FGF), FGF2 …

The vast majority of extracellular proteins are exported from mammalian cells by the
endoplasmic reticulum/Golgi‐dependent secretory pathway. For poorly understood reasons …