CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2018, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (4): 413-417.

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Extracellular vesicles of parasites: research development and prospect

Hui SHEN1, Chun-ying LIU2, Yu-min ZHAO3,*()   

  1. 1 Laboratory Animal Center
    2 College of Nursing
    3 Department of Parasitology,College of Basical Medicine,Guilin Medical University,Guilin 541004,China
  • Received:2017-11-07 Online:2018-08-30 Published:2018-09-06
  • Contact: Yu-min ZHAO E-mail:zhaoym@lzu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Extracellular vesicles(EVs) are vesicles released by cells. Almost all types of cells can produce and release EVs. Exosomes (Exo) and microvesicles (MVs) are two types of EVs. As an important approach for cell-cell signaling through fusion with target cells, the EVs have received much attention in recent years. Secretion of EVs has been identified in a wide range of parasites, and participates in parasitic infections. EVs may serve as a biomarker for disease diagnosis, and therapeutic targets or tools. In this review, we provide an overview on the parasite-associated EVs and their physiological functions.

Key words: Extracellular vesicle, Exosome, Microvesicle, Parasite

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