Fig. 1
From: A review of the regulatory mechanisms of extracellular vesicles-mediated intercellular communication
The general introductions of EVs, including the compositions, the related physiological and pathological processes, and their clinical applications. EVs are lipid membranous vesicles. The communication based on EVs is related to their surface proteins and their cargoes including protein, lipid, and nucleic acids. EVs participate in diverse biological processes, such as cell motility, differentiation, proliferation, apoptosis, reprogramming, waste management, metastasis, and inflammation. The biological processes related to EVs are linked with their clinical potentials such as diagnosis based on their biomarker properties, drug delivery with their targeting properties, and targeting therapy using their communication properties