ReviewPflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology2023
Importance and implications of exosomes in nephrology and urology.
Review in Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Worldwide hotspots and trends in stem cell therapy for kidney disease in the last decade: a bibliometric and visualization analysis from 2015 to 2024.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Pooled it
- Exosome isolation and characterization for advanced diagnostic and therapeutic applications.Materials today. Bio · 2025Article
- Application of Cord Blood-Derived Exosomes in Tumor Prevention and Treatment.Clinical Medicine Insights. Oncology · 2025Review
- Composition, functions, and applications of exosomal membrane proteins.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
- Exosome derived from tumor-associated macrophages: biogenesis, functions, and therapeutic implications in human cancers.Biomarker research · 2023Review
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Abstract
Exosomes are extracellular vesicles that are formed by two invaginations of the plasma membrane and can be released by all eukaryotic cells. Because of their bioactive contents, including nucleic acids and proteins, exosomes can activate a variety of functions in their recipient cells. Due to the plethora of physiological and pathophysiological functions, exosomes have received a lot of attention from researchers over the past few years. However, there is still no consensus regarding isolation and characterization protocols of exosomes and their subtypes. This heterogeneity poses a lot of methodical challenges but also offers new clinical opportunities simultaneously. So far, exosome-based research is still mostly limited to preclinical experiments and early-stage clinical trials since the translation of experimental findings remains difficult. Exosomes could potentially play an important role as future diagnostic and prognostic agents and might also be part of the development of new treatment strategies. Therefore, they have previously been investigated in a variety of nephrological and urological conditions such as acute kidney injury or prostate cancer.
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