Exosomes and Exosomal miRNA in Respiratory Diseases

• Main Authors: Shamila D. Alipoor (Author), Esmaeil Mortaz (Author), Johan Garssen (Author), Masoud Movassaghi (Author), Mehdi Mirsaeidi (Author), Ian M. Adcock (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Exosomes are nanosized vesicles released from every cell in the body including those in the respiratory tract and lungs. They are found in most body fluids and contain a number of different biomolecules including proteins, lipids, and both mRNA and noncoding RNAs. Since they can release their conten...