Journal
JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE
Volume 133, Issue 23, Pages -Publisher
COMPANY BIOLOGISTS LTD
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.243139
Keywords
Neurogenerative disease; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Alzheimer's disease; Parkinson's disease; Prion disease; Extracellular vesicles; Exosomes; miRNA biomarkers; Lysosomal dysfunction; Autophagy
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- National Health and Medical Research Council [GNT1132604]
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Neurodegenerative diseases are characterised by the irreversible degeneration of neurons in the central or peripheral nervous systems. These include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD) and prion diseases. Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs), a type of EV involved in cellular communication, have been well documented as propagating neurodegenerative diseases. These sEVs carry cargo, such as proteins and RNA, to recipient cells but are also capable of promoting protein misfolding, thus actively contributing to the progression of these diseases. sEV secretion is also a compensatory process for lysosomal dysfunction in the affected cells, despite inadvertently propagating disease to recipient cells. Despite this, sEV miRNAs have biomarker potential for the early diagnosis of these diseases, while stem cell-derived sEVs and those generated through exogenous assistance demonstrate the greatest therapeutic potential. This Review will highlight novel advancements in the involvement of sEVs as propagators of neuropathology, biomarkers and potential therapeutics in neurodegenerative diseases.
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