Research & Development

Exosomes

Background:

Exosomes, microparticles and apoptotic bodies, collectively referred to extracellular vesicles (EVs), have become a great point of interest in the last few years as potential biomarkers in conditions ranging from cancer to Alzheimer’s Disease. Although these three subgroups of particles have distinctive mechanisms of formation, all three are biologically active particles containing biological material which have been shown to play an important role in certain pathologies.