Extracellular vesicles and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a common inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by irreversible airflow limitation, ranking the third highest cause of death worldwide. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are important intercellular communication mediators released by cells into their extracellular environment with the capacity to transfer biological signals. EVs involved in COPD hold great potential to understand disease pathogenesis and identify important biomarkers. This systematic review aims to examine all available research on EVs in the pathogenesis and diagnosis of COPD to identify existing knowledge and support further research within the field.

Methods

Publications were searched using PubMed and EMBASE with the search terms (Exosomes o

SUBMITTER: Gomez N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8985325 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature