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Methodological Guidelines to Study Extracellular Vesicles

Circulation Research · 2017 · Vol. 120(10) · pp. 1632–1648
Frank A. W. CoumansAlain BrissonEdit I. BuzásFrançoise Dignat‐GeorgeEsther E.E. DreesSamir EL AndaloussiCostanza EmanueliAleksandra GąseckaAn HendrixAndrew F. HillRomaric LacroixYi LeeTon G. van LeeuwenNigel MackmanImre MägerJohn P. NolanEdwin van der PolD. Michiel PegtelSusmita SahooPia SiljanderGuus SturkOlivier De WeverRienk Nieuwland

Abstract

Owing to the relationship between extracellular vesicles (EVs) and physiological and pathological conditions, the interest in EVs is exponentially growing. EVs hold high hopes for novel diagnostic and translational discoveries. This review provides an expert-based update of recent advances in the methods to study EVs and summarizes currently accepted considerations and recommendations from sample collection to isolation, detection, and characterization of EVs. Common misconceptions and methodological pitfalls are highlighted. Although EVs are found in all body fluids, in this review, we will focus on EVs from human blood, not only our most complex but also the most interesting body fluid for cardiovascular research.

Extracellular vesicles in diseaseCardiovascular Disease and AdiposityMicroRNA in disease regulationExtracellular vesiclesMedicineComputational biologyBiologyCell biology

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Extracellular VesiclesBlood Specimen CollectionCardiovascular DiseasesFlow CytometryHumansBiomarkersExosomes
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