Extracellular vesicle is a wide term that involves many different types of vesicles. Almost all the cell types studied secrete vesicles to the extracellular environment related to cell - cell communication. Extracellular vesicles have been found in different biological fluids, such as blood, milk, saliva, tears, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid. These vesicles transport different molecules, including mRNA, proteins, and lipids, some of them cell type specific that make them ideal biomarkers in both health and disease conditions. However, their contribution to different conditions is not well understood. The aim of this book is to provide an overview of the extracellular vesicles in the human body, how they are internalized, and their participation in several diseases.

Interest in the role of extracellular vesicles (microvesicles and exosomes) is expanding rapidly. It is now apparent that far from being merely cellular debris, these vesicles play a key role in cell-to-cell communication and signaling. Moreover, they are significantly elevated in a number of diseases. This raises the question of their direct role

Extracellular vesicles are small vesicles (or membrane-bound organelles) that can be found in blood and other biofluids and their internal content and surface reflect their origin and potential function. Extracellular Vesicles: Mechanisms and Role in Health and Disease begins with a summary of the most recent findings about the potential role of extracellular vesicles in human health and diseases and discusses future directions. The authors discuss how intercellular communication at the developing feto-maternal interface is of cardinal interest. The implantation itself is at least partially-dependent on extracellular vesicles' mediated processes. Furthermore, the altered local and systemic immunomodulatory state seems to be significantly influenced by proteomic and nucleic acid cargo found in extracellular vesicles. Lastly, recent studies in the development of metastatic potential are studied by focusing on the role of oxidative stress under the control of reprogrammed onco-metabolism using the LNCaP-C4-2B prostate cancer progression model system.

Exosomes: A Clinical Compendium is a comprehensive and authoritative account of exosomes in the context of biomarkers, diagnostics, and therapeutics across a wide spectrum of medical disciplines, as well as their role in cell-cell communication. It is intended to serve as a reference source for clinicians, physicians, and research scientists who wish to gain insight into the most recent advances in this rapidly growing field. The exosome revolution may well be the greatest advance in physiology and medicine since antibiotics. The discovery of their epigenetic role in intercellular signaling in virtually all tissues is a major breakthrough in our understanding of how cells function. Provides readers with a broad and timely overview of exosomes in health and disease, closing with a thought-provoking chapter on transgenerational inheritance, Darwin and Lamarck. Summarizes the most recent laboratory and clinical findings on exosomes across numerous medical disciplines, thereby offering readers a broad-ranging and solid foundation for prospective investigative efforts Twenty-one chapters authored by a global team of peer-acknowledged experts, each representing a key medical disciplineProvides readers with a broad and timely overview of exosomes in health and disease, closing