Title:Exosomes in Sepsis and Inflammatory Tissue Injury
Volume: 25
Issue: 42
Author(s): Eun J. Park*, Michael G. Appiah, Phyoe K. Myint, Arong Gaowa, Eiji Kawamoto and Motomu Shimaoka*
Affiliation:
- Department of Molecular Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie 514- 8507,Japan
- Department of Molecular Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie 514- 8507,Japan
Keywords:
Sepsis, septic shock, inflammatory tissue injury, exosome, extracellular vesicle, integrin, miRNA
Abstract: Sepsis is the leading cause of death in medical intensive care units, and thus represents a serious
healthcare problem worldwide. Sepsis is often caused by the aberrant host responses to infection, which induce
dysregulated inflammation that leads to life-threatening multiple organ failures. Mediators such as proinflammatory
cytokines that drive the sepsis pathogenesis have been extensively studied. Exosomes, biological
lipid bilayer nanoparticles secreted via the endosomal pathway of cells, have recently emerged as important cargos
that carry multiple mediators critical for the pathogenesis of sepsis-associated organ dysfunctions. Here we
will review current knowledge on the exosomes in sepsis and relevant inflammatory tissue injuries.