International Journal of Nanomedicine (Dec 2022)

Metabolomics of Extracellular Vesicles: A Future Promise of Multiple Clinical Applications

  • Wu Y,
  • Chen W,
  • Guo M,
  • Tan Q,
  • Zhou E,
  • Deng J,
  • Li M,
  • Chen J,
  • Yang Z,
  • Jin Y

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 17
pp. 6113 – 6129

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YaLi Wu,1,* WenJuan Chen,1,* Mengfei Guo,1 Qi Tan,1 E Zhou,1 Jingjing Deng,1 Minglei Li,1 Jiangbin Chen,1 Zimo Yang,1 Yang Jin1– 3 1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases of National Health Commission, Wuhan Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China; 2Key Laboratory of Biological Targeted Therapy, the Ministry of Education, Wuhan Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China; 3Clinical Research Center for Major Respiratory Diseases in Hubei Province, Wuhan Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yang Jin, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases of Health Ministry, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China, Email [email protected]: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) can contain DNA, RNA, proteins and metabolic molecules from primary origins; they are coated with a phospholipid bilayer membrane and released by cells into the extracellular matrix. EVs can be obtained from various body liquids, including the blood, saliva, cerebrospinal fluid, and urine. As has been proved, EVs-mediated transfer of biologically active molecules is crucial for various physiological and pathological processes. Extensive investigations have already begun to explore the diagnosis and prognosis potentials for EVs. Furthermore, research has continued to recognize the critical role of nucleic acids and proteins in EVs. However, our understanding of the comprehensive effects of metabolites in these nanoparticles is currently limited and in its infancy. Therefore, we have attempted to summarize the recent research into the metabolomics of EVs in relation to potential clinical applications and discuss the problems and challenges that have occurred, to provide more guidance for the future development in this field.Keywords: extracellular vesicles, metabolomics, metabolites, clinical application

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