The Role of Non-Immune Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Allergy
Open Access
- 19 August 2021
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Frontiers in Immunology
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs), and especially exosomes, have been shown to mediate information exchange between distant cells; this process directly affects the biological characteristics and functionality of the recipient cell. As such, EVs significantly contribute to the shaping of immune responses in both physiology and disease states. While vesicles secreted by immune cells are often implicated in the allergic process, growing evidence indicates that EVs from non-immune cells, produced in the stroma or epithelia of the organs directly affected by inflammation may also play a significant role. In this review, we provide an overview of the mechanisms of allergy to which those EVs contribute, with a particular focus on small EVs (sEVs). Finally, we also give a clinical perspective regarding the utilization of the EV-mediated communication route for the benefit of allergic patients.Funding Information
- Fundacja na rzecz Nauki Polskiej (First TEAM project number POIR.04.04.00-00-21FA/16-00)
- Narodowe Centrum Nauki (2016/23/P/NZ6/04056)
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