Editorial: Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Processes in Cardiovascular Diseases

摘要

The review articles provided in this research topic highlight extracellular vesicles (EV) and the processes that they regulate in cardiovascular diseases. Even if landmark achievements have initially been within the field of cancer biology, the importance of EVs in cardiovascular disease is impossible to overlook. To provide the readers with a state-of-the-art knowledge in the field of EV-mediated processes in cardiovascular diseases, we have composed a broad collection of contributions from experts in the field. In this research topic we cover several aspects of EVs, from their (patho-)physiologic functions in cardiac development and regeneration, their role in angiogenesis and atherosclerosis, their involvement in diabetes-related cardiovascular complications, to the exciting implications in cardiovascular calcification. In addition, the optimization of EV measurement methods and their use as biomarkers and potential therapeutics have been highlighted.