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Extracellular Vesicles in Liver Transplantation: Current Evidence and Future Challenges

Nicola De Stefano1, Alberto Calleri2, Angelo Corso Faini3

  • 1General Surgery 2U-Liver Transplant Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città Della Salute e Della Scienza Di Torino, University of Turin, Corso Bramante 88-90, 10126 Turin, Italy.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
|September 9, 2023
PubMed
Summary

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) show potential in liver disease research, particularly for liver transplantation (LT). This review covers their role as biomarkers, therapeutics, and in graft rejection, paving the way for future applications.

Keywords:
extracellular vesicleshepatocellular carcinomaischemia–reperfusion injuryliquid biopsyliver transplantationmachine perfusionrejectionstem cells

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