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Isolation and Profiling of MicroRNA-containing Exosomes from Human Bile
Published on: June 13, 2016
Recent advances of exosomes in immune modulation and autoimmune diseases
Lina Tan1,2, Haijing Wu2, Ying Liu2
1a Department of Dermatology , Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University , Changsha , P.R. China.
Abstract:
Exosomes are small membrane-bound vesicles (30-100 nm) that are secreted by different types of cells and they have been well documented to resemble saucers or flattened spheres under the electron microscope. Recently, evidence indicates that exosomes play important roles in the immune modulation and are associated with the immune pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Sjogren's syndrome (SS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In this review, we will summarize current research advances of exosomes in immunoregulation, pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapeutics of autoimmune diseases.
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