COVID-19 and Extracellular Vesicles: An Intriguing Interplay.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome β-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has the potential to become a long-lasting global health crisis. The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus has surpassed 22 million globally, resulting in over 700,000 deaths with more than 15 million people having recovered (https://covid19.who.int). Enormous efforts are underway for rapid vaccine and treatment developments. Amongst the many ways of tackling the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging.

Summary

EVs are lipid bilayer-enclosed structures secreted from all types of cells, including those lining the respiratory tract. They have established roles in lung immunity and are involved in the pathogenesis of vari

SUBMITTER: Pocsfalvi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7573892 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature