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Platelet-derived Extracellular Vesicles: An Emerging Therapeutic Approach

Shi-Cong Tao1, Shang-Chun Guo2✉, Chang-Qing Zhang1, 2✉

1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai 200233, China;
2. Institute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai 200233, China.

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Tao SC, Guo SC, Zhang CQ. Platelet-derived Extracellular Vesicles: An Emerging Therapeutic Approach. Int J Biol Sci 2017; 13(7):828-834. doi:10.7150/ijbs.19776. https://www.ijbs.com/v13p0828.htm
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a newly-discovered way by which cells communicate with their neighbors, as well as transporting cargos which once were considered to be limited by membrane barriers, including membrane proteins, cytosolic proteins and RNA. The discovery of platelet-derived EVs (P-EVs), the most abundant EVs in human blood, has been a very tortuous process. At first, P-EVs were identified as nothing but 'platelet dust', and subsequent research did not progress smoothly because of the limited research techniques to study EVs. Following leaps and bounds of technical progress in studying EVs, more and more attractive features of P-EVs were revealed and they began to be further researched. The aim of this review is to present the latest knowledge about the role of P-EVs in tissue repair and tumor progression. The potential mechanism of P-EVs is emphasized. Then the limitations of the present study and future research directions are discussed.

Keywords: extracellular vesicle, micro-vesicle, exosome, platelet, regenerative medicine, platelet-rich plasma.


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Tao, S.C., Guo, S.C., Zhang, C.Q. (2017). Platelet-derived Extracellular Vesicles: An Emerging Therapeutic Approach. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 13(7), 828-834. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.19776.

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Tao, S.C.; Guo, S.C.; Zhang, C.Q. Platelet-derived Extracellular Vesicles: An Emerging Therapeutic Approach. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2017, 13 (7), 828-834. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.19776.

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Tao SC, Guo SC, Zhang CQ. Platelet-derived Extracellular Vesicles: An Emerging Therapeutic Approach. Int J Biol Sci 2017; 13(7):828-834. doi:10.7150/ijbs.19776. https://www.ijbs.com/v13p0828.htm

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Tao SC, Guo SC, Zhang CQ. 2017. Platelet-derived Extracellular Vesicles: An Emerging Therapeutic Approach. Int J Biol Sci. 13(7):828-834.

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