"Extracellular Vesicles and Their Importance in Human Health" ed. by Ana Gil De Bona, Jose Antonio Reales-Calderon

This volume is dedicated to extracellular vesicle - a wide term that involves many different types of vesicles. The aim of this book is to provide an overview of the extracellular vesicles in the human body, how they are internalized, and their participation in several diseases.

Almost all the cell types studied secrete vesicles to the extracellular environment related to cell - cell communication. Extracellular vesicles have been found in different biological fluids, such as blood, milk, saliva, tears, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid. These vesicles transport different molecules, including mRNA, proteins, and lipids, some of them cell type specific that make them ideal biomarkers in both health and disease conditions. However, their contribution to different conditions is not well understood.

Contents
1.Introductory Chapter: An Overview to the Extracellular Vesicles
2.Milk Exosomes: Isolation, Biochemistry, Morphology, and Perspectives of Use
3.Cellular-Defined Microenvironmental Internalization of Exosomes
4.Effects of Vesicular Membranes Reordering on the Activity of Lipid Metabolizing Enzymes
5.Extracellular Vesicles in Cancer
6.Part One: Extracellular Vesicles as Valuable Players in Diabetic Cardiovascular Diseases
7.Part Two: Extracellular Vesicles as a Risk Factor in Neurodegenerative Diseases