International Journal of Molecular Sciences Review Critical Review of the Evolution of Extracellular Vesicles’ Knowledge: From 1946 to Today Erica Bazzan 1,*,† , Mariaenrica Tinè 1,† , Alvise Casara 1, Davide Biondini 1, Umberto Semenzato 1 , Elisabetta Cocconcelli 1, Elisabetta Balestro 1, Marco Damin 1, Claudia Maria Radu 2,3 , Graziella Turato 1, Simonetta Baraldo 1 , Paolo Simioni 3 , Paolo Spagnolo 1 , Marina Saetta 1,‡ and Manuel G. Cosio 1,4,‡ 1 Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +39-0498213449 † These authors contributed equally to this work as first authors. ‡ These authors contributed equally to this work as senior authors. Abstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a family of particles/vesicles present in blood and body fluids, composed of phospholipid bilayers that carry a variety of molecules that can mediate cell Citation: Bazzan, E.; Tinè, M.; communication, modulating crucial cell processes such as homeostasis, induction/dampening of Casara, A.; Biondini, D.; Semenzato, inflammation, and promotion of repair.