The Role of Microvesicles Derived from Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Lung Diseases

Microvesicles (MVs) are membrane vesicles that are released by many types of cells and have recently been considered important mediators of cell-to-cell communication. MVs serve as a vehicle to transfer proteins and messenger RNA and microRNA (miRNA) to distant cells, which alters the gene expressio...

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Main Authors: Jie Chen, Chonghui Li, Liangan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/985814