Extracellular vesicles from thalassemia patients carry iron-containing ferritin and hemichrome that promote cardiac cell proliferation

• Main Authors: Anyapat Atipimonpat, Panjaree Siwaponanan, Archrob Khuhapinant, Saovaros Svasti, Kasama Sukapirom, Ladawan Khowawisetsut, Kovit Pattanapanyasat
• Other Authors: Siriraj Hospital
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/78009
• Institution: Mahidol University

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are bioactive, submicron-sized membrane vesicles released from all cell types upon activation or apoptosis. EVs including microparticles (MPs) and exosomes have emerged as important mediators of cell-to-cell communication in both normal and pathological states including...