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The Research Progress on the Fuction of Exosomes


Chen Xu, Zhou Yizheng, Luo Jinzhu, Zhu Jing, Li Chengbin*
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jingzhou Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Jingzhou 434000, China
Abstract: Exosome is a membranous vesicles secreted by different cells, and impacted by various factors. Exosome can be identified by its specific markers. In the further studies by scientists, it was found that exosome can impact on host immune system, and it played an important role in the process of infecting host by virus. Simultaneously, exosome plays a crucial role in the tumorogenesis, but the detail mechanism needs to be further studied.


CSTR: 32200.14.cjcb.2018.06.0022