Potential clinical applications of exosomes in the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of cardiovascular diseases: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have been one of the most common threats to human health in recent decades. At present, despite many diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic methods being applied in the clinic, the prevalence of CVDs continues to rise. Therefore, new discovery is needed and exosomes have received extensive attention. Exosomes are extracellular vesicles that enable communication between cells. They are widely distributed in biofluids, suggesting that they may be useful in CVD diagnosis and prognosis. Furthermore, exosomes are ideal drug transporters with relatively high transport efficiency and the capability to target different kinds of tissues. However, the present research concentrates, for the most part, on mechanistic studies with less att

SUBMITTER: Chen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9011294 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature