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. 2023:1415:81-86.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-27681-1_13.

Extracellular Vesicle RNA Contents as Biomarkers for Ocular Diseases

Heran Getachew  1 , Eric Pierce  2
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Extracellular Vesicle RNA Contents as Biomarkers for Ocular Diseases

Heran Getachew et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023.

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small vesicles secreted from cells into extracellular space. EVs contain proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids of the cells from which they originate. For this reason, EVs are being studied for use as biomarkers as they can be surrogates for the status of the cell from which they are secreted. Moreover, EVs are found in numerous biofluids and can be taken up by other cells, which allows for transfer of functional cargo, like RNAs, and changes in gene regulation in the recipient cell. Several potential RNA biomarkers have been identified in many diseases, and there is great potential in the vision field for extracellular RNA biomarkers as a diagnostic tool as well as a measure for treatment efficacy.

Keywords: Biomarkers; Extracellular vesicles; Inherited retinal degenerations; Ocular diseases; RNA; miRNA.

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