Open AccessExosomes in the oral and maxillofacial region
Author(s) -
Jaisanghar Suman Jhansi Lakshmi,
Jaisanghar Nallusamy,
Geetha Manivasagam,
Murugan Ramalingam,
Paramel Mohan Sunil,
Arun Tom
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_144_20
Subject(s) - microvesicles , microbiology and biotechnology , immune system , microrna , biology , cell , exosome , chemokine , extracellular vesicle , inflammation , nanoparticle tracking analysis , cell type , extracellular , chemistry , immunology , gene , biochemistry
Exosomes are a type of extracellular vesicles, released from different tissues in a living individual. By virtue of their ability to be released from both the normal and diseased individual, they play an inevitable role in the diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic aspect of a disease. With this background, the untapped role of exosomes in the field of oral and maxillofacial region is unveiled.