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Extracellular vesicles in obesity: linking postprandial metabolism to metabolic dysfunction

Elvira Marquez-Paradas1,2, Sergio Montserrat-de la Paz1,2

  • 1Department of Medical Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of, Seville, Av. Dr Fedriani s/n, 41009 Seville, Spain. delapaz@us.es.

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Summary

Obesity alters extracellular vesicles (EVs) during digestion, impacting metabolic health and cardiovascular disease risk. Understanding these diet-EV interactions is key for developing new interventions.

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