Endocrine Abstracts

Circulating extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano-sized bilayer membrane particles mainly released by platelets, inflammatory, endothelial cells and cancer cells, which play a pivotal role in inter-cellular communication. EV cargo, which consists of RNAs, proteins, DNA, and lipids, reflects the cell of origin and its activation state and the microenvironment; for this reason, it can be used as source of potential biomarkers in several conditions related to tumour development/p...