Extracellular Vesicles in Regenerative Medicine
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 3486
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Interests: regenerative medicine; extracellular matrix; bioscaffolds; tissue remodeling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
I invite you to contribute to a Special Issue of the journal Applied Sciences, entitled “Extracellular Vesicles for Regenerative Medicine”, which aims to present recent developments in the use of Extracellular Vesicles to promote healing and constructive tissue remodeling in regenerative medicine applications.
Extracellular vesicle (EV) is a generic, collective term for particles naturally released from the cell that are delimited by a lipid bilayer and cannot replicate. The term covers a range of subtypes, including exosomes, microvesicles, microparticles, ectosomes, oncosomes, apoptotic bodies, and matrix-bound nanovesicles. The increasing number of EV publications suggests a widespread interest in EV and their importance in numerous physiological pathways including cancer, inflammatory and autoimmune disease, wound healing, and tissue repair.
While consensus has not yet been reached on specific markers to define EV subtypes, the fact that EVs protect a luminal cargo of signaling molecules, including proteins, signaling lipids, cytokines, and miRNA, suggests they are important mediators of intercellular communication. For regenerative medicine, the ubiquitous nature of EVs has stimulated research into their biologic function and potential theranostic applications.
The potential for EV subtypes to reverse disease processes is becoming well established; however, multiple variables, including species, source material, harvesting method, and characterization and quantification methods, still need to be addressed if the theranostic potential of EVs is to be realized. I cordially invite you to submit your research on topics related to EVs in the form of original research papers, mini-reviews, and perspective articles.
Dr. Neill Turner
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Extracellular vesicle
- Exosome
- Matrix vesicle
- Microparticles
- Microvesicles
- Nanovesicle
- Tissue remodeling
- Wound Healing
- Tissue engineering
- Regenerative medicine
