Tag Archives: angiogenesis

Exosomes are small, extracellular membrane- enclosed vesicles that contain a variety of molecules, including proteins, DNA, mRNA and non-coding RNA; these vesicles have been defined as new tools for intercellular communication between cells. Numerous types of cells, including stem cells, ...

There is a need to find better strategies to promote wound healing, especially of chronic wounds, which remain a challenge. Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University found that synovium mesenchymal stem cells (SMSCs) have the ability to strongly promote cell proliferation ...

The pericardial fluid (PF) is contained in the pericardial sac surrounding the heart. MicroRNA (miRNA) exchange via exosomes (endogenous nanoparticles) contributes to cell-to-cell communication. Researchers at the University of Bristol investigated the hypotheses that the PF is enriched with miRNAs ...

Exosomes are communication mediators participating in the intercellular exchange of proteins, metabolites and nucleic acids. Recent studies have demonstrated that exosomes are characterized by a unique proteomic composition that is distinct from the cellular one. The mechanisms responsible for determining ...

Exosomes derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were shown to boost cell proliferation and angiogenic potency. Researchers at Soochow University explored whether cardiac stem cells (CSCs) preconditioned with MSC exosomes could survive and function better in a myocardial infarction model. ...

Angiogenesis is a tightly regulated process where a number of different players are involved. Recently, a role for membrane vesicles actively released from cells has been proposed. Virtually all cell types may release non-apoptotic membrane vesicles in the nano-size range ...

Ovarian cancer, the most lethal gynecological cancer, related closely to tumor stage. High-grade ovarian cancer always results in a late diagnose and high recurrence, which reduce survival within five years. Until recently, curable therapy is still under research and anti-angiogenesis ...

The tumour microenvironment is a highly complex and dynamic tissue. It comprises not only neoplastic cells, but also other resident cells within the milieu such as stroma and vascular cells in addition to a variable cellular infiltrate from the periphery. ...

Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including microvesicles (MVs) and exosomes, are small vesicles secreted from a wide variety of cells. Whereas MVs are particles released by the outward budding of the plasma membrane, exosomes are derived from endocytic compartments. Secretion of EVs ...

The transfer of exosomes containing both genetic and protein materials is necessary for the control of cancer cell microenvironment to promote tumor angiogenesis. The nature and function of proteins found in the exosomal cargo, their mechanisms in membrane transport and ...